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Houthi pipeline shutdown seen as bigger blow than Red Sea closure
Original: Honestly, keeping the East-West Pipeline shut is probably _more_ effective for the Houthis than keeping the Bab al-Manda
Commentators are weighing the strategic impact of the East-West Pipeline's closure against Houthi disruption in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The argument being made is that keeping the Saudi pipeline shut may hurt more than blocking Red Sea shipping, since it would make any Houthi fallback from the port of Mocha less relevant, with Iran and other proxies also having an interest in keeping the route closed.
Why now: Ongoing Houthi attacks and shipping disruptions in the Red Sea are prompting debate over which pressure point hurts Saudi Arabia most.
HouthisEast-West PipelineBab al-Mandab StraitSaudi ArabiaIran
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- Honestly, keeping the East-West Pipeline shut is probably _more_ effective for the Houthis than keeping the Bab al-Mandab Strait closed to Saudi traffic. If they (and Iran and other proxies) can keep that pipeline shuttered, their reported fallback from Mocha is less relevant… · moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · 2
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