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  1. Regional conflict is impacting global energy supply routes, highlighting the critical role of oil producers in the Middle East.
  2. Houthi actions are leading to instability in Yemen, with Saudi Arabia providing support to prevent a wider civil war.
  3. Houthis escalated attacks against Saudi interests and shipping lanes in the Red Sea while the Saudi-led coalition supports Yemen's government.
  4. Houthi rebels operating from Yemen have initiated a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, severely impacting the oil exports relying on the Strait of Hormuz.

Instructed Houthis to prepare to close Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a blockade threatens export routes through Hormuz, and a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia has been declared.

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Instructed Houthis to prepare to close Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a blockade threatens export routes through Hormuz, and a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia has been declared.

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  1. Houthis conducted attacks on commercial vessels and strategic chokepoints.Sub-event
  2. Houthis militants strike Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure amid deepening regional conflict and a BRICS summit.Sub-event
  3. Operational advances and targets in strategic maritime choke points.1 source
  4. Iran exercises effective control over Hormuz passage as Houthi grip on Bab al-Mandab persists.1 source
  5. Houthis captured a strategic island in Bab el-Mandeb and threatened Saudi oil exports.1 source
  6. Food imports through Hormuz are facing blockades due to ongoing war disruptions, necessitating local production efforts.Sub-event
  7. Houthis closes Bab el-Mandeb Strait, forcing Saudi vessels to reroute around Africa.1 source
  8. Renewed fighting in Bab el Mandeb and geopolitical risks affecting the ECB outlook.1 source
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  1. Houthis blockaded the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on July 1st, increasing India's energy import costs due to reliance on Saudi oil.Sub-event
  2. Blockades and Iran's actions threaten to disrupt international trade and global oil supplies in the Persian Gulf.Sub-event
  3. Escalation of the maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia via the Hormuz choke point.1 source

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