Episode Details

For weeks, Iran has been strangling the Strait of Hormuz, choking off global oil supplies and sending gas prices skyrocketing. Now Yemen's Houthi rebels have opened a second front — and with it, a second chokepoint: the Bab al-Mandab Strait. That's 15% of global maritime trade. 30% of container ship traffic. And the only remaining exit for Gulf energy exports. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones — who commanded U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf— breaks down why the Houthi entry into this war could be more economically devastating than the Strait of Hormuz crisis alone. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more!

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