See How Houthis Put the Red Sea at Risk as an Alternative Oil Route NYT - Energy & Environment By: Rebecca F. Elliott Β· Lazaro Gamio and Samuel Granados 22 July 2026 at 13:17 Saudi Arabia has diverted huge amounts of oil to the Red Sea since the Iran war began, but now the Iranian-backed Houthi militants say that they intend to block that route. Β© The New York Times