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Posted on 09/15/2026 7:36:50 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE
The grip of Iran-allied Houthi rebels on the narrow sea passage between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, a vital route on the shortest maritime link between Asia and Europe, has sparked fears of rising oil prices and shipping costs. Between pipeline attacks and control over the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Iran's allies have begun targeting new infrastructure critical to global trade just as the pressure from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf had started to ease. In just a few days, Yemen's Houthi rebels seized the coastal city of Mokha and several islands in the Red Sea, consolidating their hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa. Meanwhile, drones launched from Iraq damaged Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline on Thursday, September 10, forcing its shutdown the following day.
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In the meantime the Houthi-Iranian ally RUSSIA is doing sabotage operations all over Europe as we speak… including in Norway.
Since the two special US envoys went too Moscow a week ago, Russia is going completely “gong ho”, like a cornered injured dog - biting desperately and randomly at anything it can get…
The Neo-Soviet warmongering psychopaths in the Kremlin need more blood apparently. They already killed or maimed 1.5 million Russians, and tens of thousands of Ukrainians… the Kremlin’s thirst for blood is endless... 🩸
We provide the Saudis all kinds of military equipment, but they have not been able to defeat the Houthis in Yemen for years now.
Sea mines are not a simple thing, I’d be interested to know where they obtained them.
Reports: Yemen’s Houthis Mine Bab al‑Mandab, Putting Global Shipping Corridor at Risk
https://hamerintel.com/data/alerts/22824?
“Meanwhile, drones launched from Iraq damaged Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline on Thursday, September 10, forcing its shutdown the following day.”
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Looks like even the Iraqis have joined the resistance. This war isn’t winding down it’s expanding. Trump is doing the exact opposite of what he campaigned on.
If the Chinese need oil they will get it by all necessary means.
Woe be it to any Houthi that stands in the way.
This Just in. The Houthis have just mined the strategic
Bab al-Mandab Strait..........a vital Mideast oil route.
Sources of Houthi Naval Mines:
Iranian Transfers: Intelligence assessments and UN panels of experts have repeatedly linked Houthi sea mines—such as the Iranian-designed Sadaf type—to direct shipments and technology transfers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Local Production & Improvised Devices: The group manufactures many of its own contact and floating mines domestically. Some primitive floating variants are constructed locally using modified household gas cylinders packed with explosives and fitted with contact detonators.
Legacy Yemeni Stockpiles: At the outset of the civil conflict in 2015, the Houthis seized control of various military bases and coastal defense depots belonging to the Yemeni Armed Forces, giving them access to legacy Soviet-era naval hardware.
MOAB Time
This war is the greatest gift to Democrats. They’re broke and we’re propping them up with this war.
Are the Houthis Shia?
Yes, Houthis espouse Shia Islam......... called Zaydism.
Origin of the term "mocha" for the coffee which was coined during the 15th-17th century when fine quality beans were grown in the hills there. ☕☕
Let's just say the wooden containers had Chinese words on them. Stating they were shipping video gamer chairs in them.
May the khat addled Houthis overrun Soddom Arabia.
RE: Yes, Houthis espouse Shia Islam
No shiah-t.
We provide the Saudis all kinds of sophisticated US military equipment,
but they have not been able to defeat the Houthis in Yemen for years.
Note that Saudi Arabia must protect vast oil fields, refineries, pipelines, airports, and cities across a huge area.
The Houthis use low-cost drones and missiles to attack these valuable sites.
The Houthi movement maintains a tight, centralized leadership inside Yemen.
Iran supplied the group with training, weapons, and technical know-how. Blockades and sanctions slowed down the Houthis, but they still found ways to smuggle or build parts locally.
Why can’t we just replace Saudi Arabia with oil exports? We STILL aren’t drilling in ANWR!
Thanks...
y/v/w
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