Analyst warns of Houthi multi-strait blockade

Analyst Pepe Escobar has issued a stark warning that Yemen's Houthi movement (Ansarullah) is poised to announce a major maritime blockade. The proposed blockade would target a strategic triangle connecting the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, effectively encircling key global shipping lanes. Escobar suggests the Houthis are merely waiting for the right moment to declare the move, which he dubs the "Alaqsa Triangle blockade." He further questions whether any U.S. National Security Council official would dare present this scenario to President Trump as a "completely suicidal" course of action, implying a direct confrontation with the U.S. Navy could follow.