Houthis Seize Bab el-Mandab: Is Global Shipping Facing A New Crisis?
The Houthi advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast and around the Bab el-Mandab chokepoint has opened a dangerous new front in the West Asia conflict. With Hormuz already under severe pressure, what would a sustained disruption at Bab el-Mandab mean for global oil, shipping and trade - and how exposed is India? Recent reporting confirms the Houthis have seized Port Of Mocha and Perim Island and advanced along the Red Sea coast, while fresh Saudi-Houthi strikes have heightened concerns over maritime security and energy supplies
