Iran-Houthi pressure on shipping widens as US strikes continue

New attacks on tankers and ongoing U.S. bombing are deepening risks for Red Sea and Gulf shipping, with the Bab al-Mandeb now added to the map of concern. Shipping routes linking the Gulf and the Red Sea are facing fresh strain as attacks linked to Iran and the Houthis continue and U.S. According to Al Jazeera’s latest report, tanker strikes are part of a wider escalation that is now affecting traffic near the Bab al-Mandeb strait as well as the Strait of Hormuz. That matters because both waterways are critical chokepoints for global trade and energy transport. The Strait of Hormuz is a long-standing pressure point for oil shipments leaving the Gulf, while the Bab al-Mandeb connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean. If shipping companies start treating both routes as high-risk at the same time, the impact can spread well beyond the region. The immediate effect is usually commercial rather than dramatic: higher insurance costs, longer voyage times, route changes and added security measures.

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