也门胡塞武装威胁对经过曼德海峡的沙特关联船只进行封锁，以报复沙特对也门的海空封锁以及近期对圣城机场的袭击 [1]。胡塞武装已声称在红海攻击两艘沙特油轮并引发火灾 [1]。
曼德海峡是全球贸易运输的关键通道 [1]。该海峡承载全球约12%的贸易和全球集装箱运输的四分之一 [1]。根据数据，6月份超过750万桶石油日通过曼德海峡，而伊朗战争前这一数字约为400万桶 [1]。沙特可通过红海港口亚姆布港日均出口约400万桶石油 [1]。任何封锁行动都将进一步扰乱全球石油供应和国际贸易 [1]。
对此，沙特军方发言人图尔基·马尔基少将表示，"所有胡塞武装对过境船只的威胁将被迅速和坚决地处理，这些威胁是对国际法的公然违反，属于海上海盗行为" [1]。美国国务卿马克·鲁比奥则表示，"我希望他们停止。他们真的不应该这样做" [1]。
值得注意的是，胡塞武装在加沙战争期间曾攻击超过100艘船只，但在2025年初美国和以色列空中打击后停止了这些行动 [1]。
Yemen's Houthi armed group has threatened to blockade the Strait of Mandeb against Saudi-linked vessels in retaliation for Saudi Arabia's naval and air blockade of Yemen and recent attacks on the country's airport [1]. The group has already claimed responsibility for attacking two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and causing fires aboard them [1].
The potential blockade poses significant risks to global commerce, as the Strait of Mandeb handles approximately 12 percent of worldwide trade [1]. The waterway also sees roughly one-quarter of global container traffic transit through it [1]. In June alone, more than 7.5 million barrels of oil passed daily through the strait, a substantial increase from approximately 4 million barrels per day before the Iran conflict [1]. Saudi Arabia typically exports around 4 million barrels of oil daily through the Red Sea port of Yanbu [1].
Saudi Arabia's military spokesman, Major General Turki al-Malki, responded to the threats, stating that "all Houthi threats to transit vessels will be handled swiftly and decisively, and these threats represent a flagrant violation of international law and constitute maritime piracy" [1]. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern, saying "I hope they stop. They really shouldn't be doing this" [1].
The Houthi group attacked more than 100 vessels during the Gaza conflict before halting operations following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in early 2025 [1].