Houthi gains reshape Gulf power balance

By seizing Yemen’s Red Sea coast and securing the area overlooking the Bab al-Mandab strait, the Iran-aligned Houthis have opened a second pressure point, threatening Saudi oil exports rerouted from the Strait of Hormuz

Sep 11: Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline shut after attack, disrupting route with capacity of 7m barrels per day (b/d) to Red Sea

Detail
IRAN
YEMEN
SAUDI ARABIA
Strait of Hormuz
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Red Sea
INDIAN OCEAN
East-West pipeline
Yanbu

Aden: Seat of Yemen’s internationally recognised government

DJIBOUTI
ERITREA
YEMEN
GULF OF ADEN
20km
AD-DALI
LAHIJ
ADEN
HODEIDA
TAIZ
IBB
12 miles
20km
Taiz
Ibb
Ad-Dali
Hays
Al Khawkhah
Hanish Islands
Perim Island
RED SEA

Sep 10: Houthis seize Mocha – government forces relocate to Dhubab

Sep 11: Houthis enter Dhubab and seize Perim Island

Bab al-Mandab strait
Saudi crude flows through strait plunged to just over 1.5 million b/d in August from nearly 5.9m b/d in June, as Houthi threats drove more Yanbu oil through Suez

Houthi control (as of Sep 13)
Houthi offensive (Sep 9-Sep 13)
Fighting reported (Sep 14)

Sources: Reuters, Institute for the Study of War, S&P Global Commodities at Sea
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