# Somalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels

https://mins.news/en/item/56899

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-13 21:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/3VrZjVs

> Somali businesses are looking for alternative shipping routes as disruptions and security concerns grow around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and Strait of Hormuz. The shift follows the Iran-backed Houthis’ capture of a key port city and an island, which sent thousands of Yemenis fleeing to neighboring Djibouti.

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