Houthi Red Sea Attacks Threaten Global Energy Supplies

A report and studio discussion cover escalating Houthi missile attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, including strikes on a Saudi oil tanker and the sinking of an Indian cargo vessel. Analysts examine the Houthis' capability to blockade the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the resulting severe risks to global oil and gas markets, and how countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq are exploring alternative overland pipelines to bypass vulnerable maritime routes.

Yemen's Houthi movement claimed responsibility for firing multiple ballistic missiles at the Saudi oil tanker Wafa in the northern Red Sea. Vowing to continue strikes to enforce a maritime blockade, the group additionally asserted that it has hit a total of eight Saudi oil tankers and forced 29 to turn back.