Houthi Blockade Threatens Global Trade | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Houthi rebels in Yemen have declared a blockade on Saudi-linked shipping in the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait — a chokepoint for 12% of global trade — citing Saudi Arabia’s blockade of Yemen and an airstrike on Sanaa. Though claiming to target only vessels tied to Saudi ports, their actions have already disrupted shipping and could force vessels to take a dangerous, costly detour around Africa. With Iran backing the Houthis and Saudi Arabia vowing to defend the strait, tensions are escalating — risking renewed civil war and a crippling double whammy on global oil and trade routes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c8bf952fb1decdc5