“Roughly 7% of oil energy shipments are going through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.”
The proposed closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait by Iran-backed Houthis would not only “affect the oil markets” but also “other key products” such as fertiliser, says research analyst at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies Bridget Toomey.
Bridget Toomey was speaking to Kait Borsay on Times Radio. Listen live everyday, 7-10pm.Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/
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