2026-09-12 · CBC News
🔮 How they could send oil prices surging even further
Yemeni rebels threatening to take control of a key chokepoint in the Middle East
Almost three years after the Houthis garnered international media attention for attacking commercial ships off Yemen, the rebels have only increased their violent influence in the Middle East.
Here's a primer on the group that has been a thorn in the side of Israel, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and international shipping routes, and whose grievances could push the price of global oil even higher.
Who are the Houthis?
The Houthis are a group on one side of a Yemeni civil war that killed more than 100,000 people before entering a fragile ceasefire in 2022. assertive
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