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Taiwan is stepping up plans to secure fuel and other vital imports as Chinese government ships practice moves that could one day be used in a blockade.
The Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen are signaling a major escalation in the war between the Islamic Republic and the U.S., threatening a blockade on a key Red Sea shipping route that facilitates about 7 percent of the world’s oil supply. The move would borrow from the Iranian playbook that has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz and compound the global energy crisis spurred by the Iran war. Read More: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5983848-houthis-threaten-red-sea-blockade/ #trump #iran #war #houthi #oil #politics
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, the militant group’s threats in the Red Sea jeopardize Saudi Arabia’s main workaround for oil exports.
The Houthis are one of several Iran-backed proxy groups in the Middle East and are a leading player in the ongoing Yemeni Civil War.
Iran-backed Houthis say they will blockade a waterway on the Red Sea. And, the FDA continues to investigate Taylor Farms lettuce as a source of the Cyclospora outbreak despite a retracted test.
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The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has declared a Red Sea blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially opening up a new front in the war rippling across the Middle East.
Iranian oil exports face renewed pressure as U.S. sanctions tighten following regional tensions and Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States struck the oil tanker Belma in the Persian Gulf after the vessel allegedly ignored repeated warnings while heading toward Iran’s oil export terminal on Kharg Island , according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM said an aircraft disabled the tanker by firing Hellfire missiles into its smokestack as part of renewed enforcement of a naval blockade on Iranian ports ordered by President Donald J. Trump following a series of Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz . DETAIL: The blockade, which had previously been in effect from April 13 to June 18 before being lifted under a ceasefire agreement, was reinstated after the ceasefire collapsed amid renewed fighting…Open
On "Elizabeth Vargas Reports": President Trump's blockade in the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian ships is back in effect, as U.S. strikes against Iran continue for a fourth straight day. But Trump is backing down from his plan to charge a 20% fee on cargo moving through Hormuz. This episode originally aired Tuesday. July 14 2026. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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