The war in Middle East takes on a new, disturbing depth as the rebels Houthis of Yemen they actively enter the conflict. The first business they announced in support of Iran, at a time when the region is on fire from successive strikes, it opens yet another front in an already multi-layered war. The eye now turns to a vital sea artery, the straitBab el Madebthrough which trade worth a trillion dollars a year passes.
The strait between Yemen and Djibouti constitutes the “Gateway to the Red Sea”. Before the war, goods worth about 1 trillion passed through there. dollars annually. Any disruption to shipping will have immediate effects on the global economy, similar to those caused by tensions in Straits of Hormuz.
What we know so far
- Israel carried out attacks on Iranian nuclear and industrial facilities, while damage was also reported to university buildings in Tehran.
- In the Gulf, debris caused fires at an industrial center in the United Arab Emirates, while a drone struck a radar system at Kuwait airport.
- In Lebanon, three people, including a Lebanese journalist working for a Hezbollah network, were killed in an Israeli raid.
- In total, 10,000 people have lost their lives across the Middle East since the war began a month ago.
- Pakistan’s prime minister had an hour-long phone call with Iran’s president as Islamabad continues to act as a mediator in talks between Tehran and Washington.
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Minute by minute all developments – With information from BBC, KYPE, APE-MPE, ERT, cnn.gr, protothema.gr, skai.gr