# First Hormuz, now the Red Sea? Oil spikes as Saudis sucked into Yemen spiral

https://mins.news/en/item/59777

- France 24, 2026-09-15 18:32 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20260915-first-hormuz-now-the-red-sea-oil-spikes-as-saudis-sucked-into-yemen-spiral

> After Donald Trump’s surprise decision to strike Iran, the war became a quagmire without an exit strategy. Six months later, access to the Gulf is almost shut, while global shipping watches the other end of the Arabian Peninsula as Iran-backed Houthis threaten Red Sea passage and Saudi Arabia is drawn back into Yemen.

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