Iran Expands Oil Chokepoint Threat as Houthis Eye Red Sea Shipping

OilPrice.comJuly 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Iran has instructed Yemen’s Houthis to prepare to disrupt the Red Sea oil route if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure.

Missiles and drones have reportedly been deployed near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, with Houthi forces awaiting an order (reportedly from the IRGC itself) to begin attacks on shipping as of late Thursday.

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