Houthis are an Iranian proxy force, and the geopolitical tension is escalating with strikes in the Caspian Sea and China preparing arms sales to Iran.

The entities involved

• Houthis →

  Yemeni Islamist organization

  • Escalating conflict involves Iran and Saudi Arabia, with fighting intensifying between Saudi-backed forces and Houthis. Karami warns of a firm response to miscalculation.Mon 17:52
  • Houthis targeted international flight paths with indiscriminate missiles, utilizing Iranian air defense weapons.Mon 17:52
• Caspian Sea →

  largest landlocked salt lake, located between Europe and Asia

  • The Middle Corridor, linking Central Asia and Europe, is gaining significance in regional trade and energy routes.Mon 17:06
  • Key contractors SLB and Saipem are deployed in the Caspian Sea for a complex intervention project involving BORIS.Mon 15:52
• Beijing →

  capital city of China

  • The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controls policies in Beijing.Mon 17:07
  • A Congressional Delegation condemned Beijing's new law regarding ethnic minorities.Mon 17:01

Related events

• Iran is using the Caspian Sea region while supplying anti-ship missiles to Houthis and drones to Russia.Jul 27
• Houthis imposed blockades on Saudi targets in the Red Sea, with Iran seeking to control maritime traffic.Jul 22
• Iran uses Houthis to disrupt shipping routes and control oil supply via its companies in the Red Sea.Jun 17
• Iranian-backed Houthis are disrupting regional shipping lanes, prompting security reassessment in the context of the Gulf War.Aug 1
• Houthis advanced their control by taking the strategic port city of Mokha, while Iran disrupted shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.Sep 10