Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if US hits power network: Reuters

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea oil route if US hits power network sources say

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea oil route if US hits power network, sources say. Source close to the Yemeni group says it is ready to launch missile and drone attacks on shipping near Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a move that would exacerbate the global energy crisis The post Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea oil route if US hits power network sources say appeared first on Jerusalem World News.

Red Sea shutdown risk looms as US-Iran tensions threaten another oil surge

Tehran puts Houthi militants on notice to close critical shipping lanes, threatening a fresh supply shock as Brent crude notches 21 per cent rally since early July.

Oil up on US-Iran hostilities, threat of Red Sea closure

Oil prices rose by more than 2% today after the US and Iran stepped up attacks across the Gulf, with shipping threatened by a potential Red Sea closure on top of the restricted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Strait of Hormuz traffic drops amid US-Iran attacks

In a further threat to energy supply, Tehran has signalled it could prod its Houthi allies in Yemen to close another key strait, the Bab al-Mandeb.

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea oil route if US hits power network

DUBAI  -    Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi rebels to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power