Who Controls Bab al-Mandeb & Why the US couldn't Stop Houthis

15 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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David Oualaalou explains why the US couldn't stop Houthi attacks on shipping in the Bab al-Mandeb strait. Western powers don't actually control the waterway despite their naval presence. The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman proved unable to confront the Houthis.

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You all know about Bab el-Mandeb. Who do you think controls Bab el-Mandeb? The US? Hell no. Britain? Hell no. No Western. As a matter of fact, the French, even though the German— I believe either German or Dutch back then, they sent their navy, naval assets to the area. Why the heck Germany or, or Dutch Netherlands that is sending their naval asset, but the US with its aircraft carrier uh, the, uh, Harry Truman and all that. They couldn't, they couldn't stand, they couldn't fight the Houthis, and they end up having to move the aircraft out of the region further north.