# Narrow Red Sea waterway threatens Middle East oil’s escape route

https://mins.news/en/item/55426

- CNN, 2026-09-12 03:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/11/business/bab-al-mandeb-strait-houthi-global-economy?Date=20260911&Profile=CNN

> A narrow waterway at the Red Sea’s mouth between Yemen and Djibouti has served as an escape route for a substantial share of Middle Eastern oil. That lifeline is increasingly under threat.

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