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The Yemen-based Houthis’ naval blockade of Saudi Arabia and capture of additional territory near the Red Sea’s critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait adds a new dimension to the Iran war, with potentially major consequences for the region and the global economy. The Yemen-based Houthis’ naval blockade of Saudi Arabia and capture …

Key Takeaways: After a Sept. 14 Gulf–Iran meeting slipped, the author links Houthi hits that shut Saudi’s 1,200-km east–west pipeline, a UKMTO-reported projectile strike in Hormuz, and August U.S. Treasury moves (Dubai/Asia designations; “Operation Economic Outcast”) as twin pressure on oil routes and Iran’s money channels. Drawing on Farrell and …

The world is discovering that Iran and the Houthis do not need to control the world’s oil fields to exercise enormous influence over the global economy; they only need to control, or constrain access to, the narrow waterways through which that oil must pass. A War That Has Reached the …

Lors des discussions qui ont eu lieu lors de la récente session de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, l’Iran a réitéré sa proposition de réouverture du détroit d’Ormuz : «Abbas Araghchi, le ministre des Affaires étrangères, a déclaré aux journalistes lors d’un point presse à l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies …

Amid the ongoing US–Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the emergence of a Saudi-Houthi confrontation has added a new layer of complexity to the Middle Eastern conflict, with the potential to widen and prolong the war while drawing additional regional actors into an increasingly broader confrontation. …

It took Houthi rebels less than 48 hours to seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast from pro-government forces in a resounding blow to U.S. interests and Washington’s regional allies. But the Houthis didn’t do it alone. Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers were in the field helping direct the battle, people familiar with …

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Tehran will likely double down on missiles and drones—its most effective weapons during recent conflicts—creating path dependencies that could become critical vulnerabilities if U.S. and partner countermeasures improve further. In two wars waged over the past year and a half, the United States and Israel have inflicted massive damage on …

L’avancée des Houthis vers Bab el-Mandeb transforme le Yémen d’un champ de bataille périphérique en l’un des fronts les plus conséquents de la guerre américano-iranienne. Au cours des sept derniers mois de cette année, la guerre des États-Unis contre l’Iran s’était concentrée sur le golfe Persique et la capacité de …

Donald Trump ne veut pas tuer des millions de civils iraniens. Mais Trump a un pistolet sur la tempe et le temps presse. La réserve stratégique de pétrole devient dangereusement basse, les taux d’intérêt à long terme augmentent et un choc pétrolier mondial approche à grands pas. Que va faire …