US-Saudi plan to expand Hormuz shipping route amid Houthi blockade of Bab al-Mandab

Intelligence summary

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia plan to expand the southern shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz to counter the closure of the Bab al-Mandab Strait by the Houthis. According to Israel Hayom, citing regional diplomatic sources, the move was one of the agreements reached in a meeting between CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.