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Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control

UK · 2026-09-27

Key takeaway

Fighting near Yemen's Red Sea port of Mokha raises oil supply disruption fears.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerintensified fighting near Yemen's Red Sea port of Mokha raises risk of oil supply disruption
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onglobal oil prices rise as traders price in higher supply and shipping risk
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onUK wholesale fuel and freight costs increase as higher oil prices transmit through supply contracts
  4. Step 4 · Reaches youUK SMEs with large fuel or freight exposure see input costs rise, squeezing margins unless costs can be passed on

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Source: bbc.co.uk

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