Houthis Threaten to Close Bab al-Mandab Strait, Drive Oil Prices to $200 - Minister

NAMPA / Sputnik

2026-03-31

MOSCOW, March 31 (RIA Novosti) - Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, has not ruled out blocking the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which would drive oil prices to $200 per barrel, Mohammed Mansour, deputy Information Minister in the Houthi government, said. "This remains to be decided. We are discussing a common plan of action with our Iranian brothers. The most important thing is to make it clear to our enemies that we will never......

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