Geopolitics
Breaking Points says Houthis let Chinese-flagged tanker pass after ‘side deal’
Breaking Points
Oil HITS $100 As Houthis LIGHT UP Red Sea
What was said
"There actually is a very interesting geopolitical wrinkle to all of this is a Chinese flagged oil tank. This literally just happened this morning. uh Chinese flag oil tanker which had docked in Saudi Arabia actually was allowed to go through the Baba Mandabub strait by the Houthis."
Breaking Points host Krystal Ball claims a Chinese-flagged oil tanker that had docked in Saudi Arabia was allowed to pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait by Yemen’s Houthis, despite their stated intention to target Saudi-linked oil shipping. Ball suggests the passage followed a behind-the-scenes diplomatic understanding with Beijing, implying differential treatment for Chinese-linked vessels amid wider disruption in the Red Sea corridor.
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- Oil HITS $100 As Houthis LIGHT UP Red Sea
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