Houthis threaten new chokepoint to global oil
After weeks on the sidelines, Iran’s proxy Houthi forces in Yemen launched ballistic missiles at Israel and warned that they could close a second key oil trade chokepoint at the Bab al-Mandeb Strait
SHIPPING CHOKEPOINTS
ISRAEL
IRAN
EGYPT
SAUDI ARABIA
Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
Yanbu
Fujairah
Pipelines bypassing chokepoints
MARITIME OIL TRANSIT
Prior to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping*
Million
barrels/day
Bab el-Mandeb
2023: 9.3
2025: 4.2
Hormuz
21.8
20.9
Suez
8.8 (4.9)
Others
40.3 (58.2)
*Attacks began Nov 2023
BAB Al-MANDEB STRAIT
Houthi attacks on commercial shipping
Military bases
Djibouti City
U.S.
France
Italy
Japan
China
YEMEN
ETHIOPIA
SOMALIA
ERITREA
DJIBOUTI
RED SEA
HOUTHI CONTROL
Aden
Hodeida
Gulf of Aden
Sanaa
Saada
100km
60 miles
Sources: EIA, Global Security, Washington Institute
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