{"id":98912,"date":"2026-03-31T11:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=98912"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:53:22","slug":"houthi-attacks-stoke-fears-of-more-shipping-disruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/houthi-attacks-stoke-fears-of-more-shipping-disruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthi attacks stoke fears of more shipping disruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"kZ49o2Z5MIkLdlFlkDg\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nGlobal oil prices continued to surge after Yemen&#8217;s Houthi rebels entered the war, launching attacks on Israeli targets.  The Iran-allied militants had previously attacked commercial ships passing through Bab el-Mandep, a maritime chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, during Israel&#8217;s war with Hamas. 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