Saudi Oil Now Flows Through Houthi Blockade Zone

Saudi Arabia rerouted over 70% of crude exports through the Red Sea port of Yanbu after the Strait of Hormuz closure. About four million barrels daily now pass the 32-km Bab al-Mandab Strait — up from 973,000 a year earlier — waters where Yemen's Houthis declared a naval blockade on July 20, 2026, warning tankers using Saudi ports risk attack.