The shortage of barrels could now lead to further price rises, given that Beijing has resumed imports. And the market is already showing signs of fearing a persistent shortage. Meanwhile, yesterday the Houthis threatened Saudi Arabia, but no attacks have been reported

The idea seems intuitive, but the problem is that the Strait does not work like that: there is no physical point whose capture would equate to control of it. Seizing an island in that system is like plugging a hole in a net. The threat passes through all the others