Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Iran-aligned Houthi fighters pose next to a captured vehicle in Al Jawf governorate, Yemen, in a screengrab from video released by Houthi Military Media on 15 September 2026; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on 16 September 2026. Photos: Houthi Military Media; Reuters; Collage: TBS

China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say

China presses Iran to rein in Houthis as Red Sea threats put oil routes at risk.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a session on the second day of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Egypt's Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince stress need for security of Red Sea navigation

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Saudi Arabia, Houthis trade strikes over Bab al-Mandeb

Bangladesh’s trade and energy lifeline under fresh threat as Red Sea tensions rise

Bangladesh’s trade and energy lifeline under fresh threat as Red Sea tensions rise

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated 12 July, 2026.

What would a closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait mean for the global economy?

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated 12 July, 2026.

Why is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait so important?

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait,12 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Four crew killed in Red Sea attack while missile strike reported in Gulf

Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/File Photo

Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker

Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/File Photo

Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia: Data

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Oil slips 5% after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend

Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location, during what the US Central Command (Centcom) says are strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on 23 July 2026. Photo: US Central Command/Reuters

US missiles hit Iran as path towards de-escalation uncertain

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman on 18 June 2026. photo: Reuters/Stringer

Tehran threatens to block more vital seaways as Trump orders renewed Iran blockade

A view of a village on the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen April 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

After Hormuz, Iran turns to Red Sea gateway as new pressure point