🇸🇦🇾🇪 Saudi Arabia now has a problem that bombing alone may not solve. Pepe Escobar argues that Ansar Allah's rapid advance across western Yemen has fundamentally changed the battlefield. They now control territory stretching toward Bab el-Mandeb and, according to Escobar, are looking next toward Taiz and the oil... and gas region around Marib. But the bigger problem for Riyadh is geography. Escobar says the Houthis are deliberately allowing most shipping through Bab el-Mandeb while targeting Saudi oil traffic, ships bound for Israel, and American and British vessels. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline has been struck at multiple points, potentially removing millions of barrels per day of export capacity for weeks or months. So what does Riyadh do? A massive ground invasion would require manpower. Escobar's answer is brutal: “They don't have these troops, Mario. They will have to buy these troops from somebody.” Pakistan, he says, considers Yemen outside its defense obligations. Turkey has little interest in entering the war. Egypt may have even less incentive while Saudi crude is being rerouted through Egyptian territory. Saudi Arabia spent decades building alternative routes around Hormuz. The Houthis may have discovered that you don't need to close the Red Sea. You only need to close it to Saudi Arabia. Pepe Escobarshow more

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The Houthis figured out something most analysts missed entirely. You dont need to block everything, just block the right things

Selective blockade is honestly a brilliant strategy if Escobar is reading this right

So Saudi Arabia spent decades and billions building those alternative pipelines and the Houthis just... targeted those too. Hmm

geography is doing more damage to Saudi strategy than any missile could 👀

The idea that you can cripple a country's oil exports without closing a single strait is wild to think about

WHO IS SELLING SAUDI ARABIA THESE TROOPS BECAUSE NOBODY SEEMS INTERESTED

wait so Egypt is literally benefiting from Saudi oil being rerouted through their territory? No wonder they arent rushing to help lol

Like at this point what leverage does Riyadh actually have here. Pakistan said no, Turkey said no, Egypt has zero reason to help

#MartyrKhamenei : “In this region—and perhaps in the entire world—I know of no regime as wicked as the Saudi government; a dictatorial, oppressive, dependent, and corrupt regime. Yet, the U.S. announces it is building nuclear power plants and missile production centers for it! Even if they do build this infrastructure, I am not personally concerned; because I am certain that, in the end, It Will Fall Into The Hands Of The Islamic Mujahideen.”

Pepe Escobar is one of the few voices actually explaining how this conflict works on a strategic level rather than just reporting body counts

Hit them with secret weapons. Use the nukes. Idc.