I hope everyone is paying attention to Yemen.
If the Houthis are able to hold Mokha and significantly impede Bab al-Mandab, this gets really, really bad.
If the Houthis are able to hold Mokha and significantly impede Bab al-Mandab, this gets really, really bad.
September 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I hope everyone is paying attention to Yemen.
If the Houthis are able to hold Mokha and significantly impede Bab al-Mandab, this gets really, really bad.
If the Houthis are able to hold Mokha and significantly impede Bab al-Mandab, this gets really, really bad.
Things are going to get considerably worse with Bab al-Mandab combined with the destruction of the Saudi pipeline. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Yet Another Global Oil Route
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Things are going to get considerably worse with Bab al-Mandab combined with the destruction of the Saudi pipeline. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
watching trump try to say bab al-mandab is gonna be funny
Yemen's Houthi-controlled Foreign Ministry condemned the ongoing U.S. military actions against Iran, warning that continued US attacks may result in consequences for supply chains, international trade, and oil and energy markets.
June 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
watching trump try to say bab al-mandab is gonna be funny
I hope folks realize this Bab al-Mandab situation will be much worse than the Strait of Hormuz if it’s not sorted out quickly.
And it doesn’t currently look like it will be sorted out quickly.
And it doesn’t currently look like it will be sorted out quickly.
September 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I hope folks realize this Bab al-Mandab situation will be much worse than the Strait of Hormuz if it’s not sorted out quickly.
And it doesn’t currently look like it will be sorted out quickly.
And it doesn’t currently look like it will be sorted out quickly.
IRANIAN LAWMAKER PROPOSES SHUTTING DOWN BAB AL-MANDAB STRAIT – IRAN INTL
May 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
IRANIAN LAWMAKER PROPOSES SHUTTING DOWN BAB AL-MANDAB STRAIT – IRAN INTL
Dow futures are climbing in a fit of utter delusion as oil supply disruptions worsen and Houthis threaten Bab Al-Mandab strait.
July 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Dow futures are climbing in a fit of utter delusion as oil supply disruptions worsen and Houthis threaten Bab Al-Mandab strait.
Bab al-Mandab is the strait that goes to the Suez Canal
June 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Bab al-Mandab is the strait that goes to the Suez Canal
2 STRAIT 2 FURIOUS: Bab al-Mandab drift
Senior Iranian source to Reuters.
- Will close Bab al-Mandab if situation escalates
- US not changed its tone
- No negotiations with the Americans
- Iran will strike power plants in response to energy attacks
- Entire region plunged into darkness; including Saudi Arabia
- Will close Bab al-Mandab if situation escalates
- US not changed its tone
- No negotiations with the Americans
- Iran will strike power plants in response to energy attacks
- Entire region plunged into darkness; including Saudi Arabia
April 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM
2 STRAIT 2 FURIOUS: Bab al-Mandab drift
Yemen has entered the war, which means Bab al-Mandab could eventually be shut down along with the Strait of Hormuz.
June 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Yemen has entered the war, which means Bab al-Mandab could eventually be shut down along with the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen's Houthis are considering charging tolls on vessels passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, similar to Iran's toll collection in the Strait of Hormuz.-Al Akhbar
April 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Yemen's Houthis are considering charging tolls on vessels passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, similar to Iran's toll collection in the Strait of Hormuz.-Al Akhbar
A single child’s life is worth more than all the cargo that goes through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
January 15, 2024 at 2:13 AM
A single child’s life is worth more than all the cargo that goes through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
All going swimmingly:
The Houthis have mined the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a Yemeni military source tells Al Arabiya.
The Houthis have mined the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a Yemeni military source tells Al Arabiya.
September 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM
All going swimmingly:
The Houthis have mined the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a Yemeni military source tells Al Arabiya.
The Houthis have mined the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a Yemeni military source tells Al Arabiya.
Iran is prepared to close the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Tasnim reports.
June 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Iran is prepared to close the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Tasnim reports.
So the Strait of Hormuz is compromised and now the Bab al-Mandab is compromised. Oil prices will skyrocket
September 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
So the Strait of Hormuz is compromised and now the Bab al-Mandab is compromised. Oil prices will skyrocket
much like Hormuz before it, Bab al-Mandab about to enter the international lexicon.
June 8, 2026 at 7:22 AM
much like Hormuz before it, Bab al-Mandab about to enter the international lexicon.
Intercepted or not, the message of Yemen’s willingness to enter the war has been communicated.
Missiles aren’t its main weapon. Bab al-Mandab is.
Missiles aren’t its main weapon. Bab al-Mandab is.
The missile from Yemen has been successfully intercepted.
June 8, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Intercepted or not, the message of Yemen’s willingness to enter the war has been communicated.
Missiles aren’t its main weapon. Bab al-Mandab is.
Missiles aren’t its main weapon. Bab al-Mandab is.
In this Ohio diner, Houthi still means Darius Rucker. But they do know this: if a blockage of the Bab al-Mandab Strait causes oil prices to soar, the Democrats who released the Epstein files will pay at the polls in November.
March 29, 2026 at 12:01 AM
In this Ohio diner, Houthi still means Darius Rucker. But they do know this: if a blockage of the Bab al-Mandab Strait causes oil prices to soar, the Democrats who released the Epstein files will pay at the polls in November.
midwest oil refinery shuts down due to lack of supply. saudi arabia is unable to provide any oil to anyone until october. the bab al-mandab and hormuz strait both closed. it’s so cool to be alive in the worst energy crisis in history. can only get this with republican leadership!
September 18, 2026 at 1:16 PM
midwest oil refinery shuts down due to lack of supply. saudi arabia is unable to provide any oil to anyone until october. the bab al-mandab and hormuz strait both closed. it’s so cool to be alive in the worst energy crisis in history. can only get this with republican leadership!
The movement of vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait has been affected due to the attacks by Houthis.-Al Arabiya
July 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The movement of vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait has been affected due to the attacks by Houthis.-Al Arabiya
Houthi forces reportedly struck the commercial vessel TIHAMAH, IMO 1031329, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Photos of the attacked ship:
Photos of the attacked ship:
August 11, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Houthi forces reportedly struck the commercial vessel TIHAMAH, IMO 1031329, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Photos of the attacked ship:
Photos of the attacked ship:
The Houthi announcement stopped short of declaring entry into the Iran War.
The announcement presented conditions under which that would change and asserted control over the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab as points of transit and military operations.
The announcement presented conditions under which that would change and asserted control over the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab as points of transit and military operations.
March 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The Houthi announcement stopped short of declaring entry into the Iran War.
The announcement presented conditions under which that would change and asserted control over the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab as points of transit and military operations.
The announcement presented conditions under which that would change and asserted control over the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab as points of transit and military operations.
Merkt Euch mal Bab al-Mandab.
April 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Merkt Euch mal Bab al-Mandab.
Senior Iranian source to Reuters.
- Will close Bab al-Mandab if situation escalates
- US not changed its tone
- No negotiations with the Americans
- Iran will strike power plants in response to energy attacks
- Entire region plunged into darkness; including Saudi Arabia
- Will close Bab al-Mandab if situation escalates
- US not changed its tone
- No negotiations with the Americans
- Iran will strike power plants in response to energy attacks
- Entire region plunged into darkness; including Saudi Arabia
April 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Senior Iranian source to Reuters.
- Will close Bab al-Mandab if situation escalates
- US not changed its tone
- No negotiations with the Americans
- Iran will strike power plants in response to energy attacks
- Entire region plunged into darkness; including Saudi Arabia
- Will close Bab al-Mandab if situation escalates
- US not changed its tone
- No negotiations with the Americans
- Iran will strike power plants in response to energy attacks
- Entire region plunged into darkness; including Saudi Arabia
"We closed the Strait of Hormuz, and if necessary, we will close the Bab al-Mandab Strait as well," Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of Iran's parliament, said.
June 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
"We closed the Strait of Hormuz, and if necessary, we will close the Bab al-Mandab Strait as well," Ali Nikzad, deputy speaker of Iran's parliament, said.
Losers out there acting like they're dodging houthi missiles and drones in the Bab Al-Mandab straight 😆
July 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Losers out there acting like they're dodging houthi missiles and drones in the Bab Al-Mandab straight 😆