Day: October 4, 2026
Yemen’s presidential council head made the announcement of a counteroffensive today.
“We have exhausted all opportunities for deescalation with the Houthi militia.”
Part of the operation is aimed at returning the Bab al-Mandab Strait to Saudi control.
The strategic waterway connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, which is critical for international shipping and Saudi oil exports.
When the Iranian-backed Houthis seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, they gained leverage over the U.S., its Gulf allies, and the global economy.
The White House has resisted Saudi pleas for military intervention, but is providing “other support.”
For a change, Trump is watching from the sidelines…
Source: Axios / Writer: Marie
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“This lowers diesel prices, not just in the United States, but it lowers them in Europe and around the world.
It will drive diesel prices down as those releases come.”
The G7 nations and their partners have agreed to release up to 100 million barrels of emergency diesel and crude oil reserves…
We’ll see what kind of impact it has before November.
Writer: Michael


