Houthis declare naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, raising Middle East tensions

  • Yemen's Houthis declare a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in an official statement.
  • The Iran-aligned group describes the measure as a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia.
  • Markets are monitoring the risk of further regional escalation and potential disruptions to energy trade.

Yemen's Houthis announced on Monday a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, according to a statement reported by Reuters. The group's military spokesperson said the measure takes effect immediately, describing it as a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, although no further details were provided on how it would be enforced.

TMGM tahlili: Moliyaviy bozor yangiliklari, iqtisodiy kalendar va bozor tahlillari

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil reacted higher to the headlines, rebounding from daily lows below $80 to trade around $81.35 at the time of writing. The commodity has recovered part of Monday's losses but remains down 0.48% on the day.

JONLI KOTIROVKALAR

Nomi / Simvol
Grafik
% O‘zgarish / Narx
XBRUSD
1 kunlik o‘zgarish
+11.19%
73.7
XTIUSD
1 kunlik o‘zgarish
+12.56%
70.71
XPTUSD
1 kunlik o‘zgarish
+66.54%
1610.04
XAUUSD
1 kunlik o‘zgarish
+89.94%
3884.7