Published Jul 20, 2026, 7:37 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
Following today’s announced “blockade” of Saudi Arabia by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, chances that the Bab el-Mandela Strait will once again be closed have begun to steadily rise on Polymarket’s betting market, with chances that the strait will be effectively closed by August 31 sitting at 19%.
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Following today’s announced “blockade” of Saudi Arabia by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, chances that the Bab el-Mandela Strait will once again be closed have begun to steadily rise on Polymarket’s betting market, with chances that the strait will be effectively closed by August 31 sitting at 19%.