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Saudi-led naval force secures Bab el-Mandeb amid Houthi threat

The Rio Times · 2h ago · 🇧🇷 Brazil
Saudi-led naval force secures Bab el-Mandeb amid Houthi threat

Africa · Northern Key Facts —Houthi blockade declared. On 20 July 2026, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement announced a maritime blockade targeting Saudi-linked vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. —Coalition naval response. The Saudi-led coalition pledged to secure the strait with visible naval deployments and warned of a forceful response to any interference with commercial shipping. […] The post Saudi-led naval force secures Bab el-Mandeb amid Houthi threat appeared first on The Rio Times .

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