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Houthi-Saudi Escalation, Red Sea Blockade, & US Stance
12 mins·07:30, 18 Sept 2026
Houthi-Saudi Escalation, Red Sea Blockade, & US Stance
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Guest: Mohd Amirul Asraf Othman, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University (ANU)
The Houthis' capture of the port city of Mokka and key islands along Yemen's Red Sea coast has placed them at Saudi Arabia's strategic back door, threatening oil shipments through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait at a moment when the Strait of Hormuz is already paralysed. Mohd Amirul Asraf Othman, Research Scholar at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at Australian National University (ANU), joins The Morning Run to analyse this dangerous escalation between Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah.
Amirul unpacks the Houthis' "blockade-for-blockade" strategy along the Red Sea coast, which has forced Riyadh to shut down its vital East-West crude oil pipeline. He also details the geopolitical drivers behind the spark at Sana'a Airport, Washington’s appetite for getting involved, and whether China can help by persuading Iran to pull back its empowered Yemeni partners.
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Presenter: Roshan Kanesan, Frankie Lim
Producer: Sean Aw
saudi arabia houthisred sea shippingbab al-mandeb straityemen conflictmiddle east geopoliticsoil supply disruption
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