Oil prices hit $105 per barrel as Houthis seize key Red Sea port
The National · 10 Sep 2026

Oil prices hit $105 per barrel as Houthis seize key Red Sea port

Oil prices surged on Thursday to cross $105 per barrel as supply concerns grew after the Houthi rebels seized the key Yemeni Red Sea port of Mokha, near the Bab Al Mandeb strait. The development gives the Iran-backed group greater control of the strait, a key waterway through which about 10 per cent


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