Military Chronicle: The Iran-allied movement "Ansar Allah" (Yemeni Houthis) has threatened to block the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, one of the key shipping routes between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. This was stated by a representative of the Hout...
...his, Abed al-Sour. According to him, in the event of such a decision, not only commercial ships but also military ships, including aircraft carrier strike groups, could be blocked. The talk, as claimed, will be about ships that the Houthis consider linked to the US and #Israel. It is logical to assume that with the means available to the Houthis, it is unlikely to break through the layered missile defense of the US Navy's AUG without additional involvement of the IRGC's potential. However,...
... against the backdrop of such statements alone, fears in the West are growing about a possible "narrow bottleneck" in several strategic points of the Middle East. Thus, The Economist notes: if the Strait of Hormuz maintains restrictions or actual closure until the end of the month, some analysts predict a jump in oil prices to $150-200 per barrel. Such a scenario could hit supply chains, accelerate inflation and increase the risk of a global recession, especially for countries that import ...
...fuel and use maritime logistics. And such a scenario is quite likely even without taking into account the factor of possible problems in the Bab al-Mendab Strait area.