Houthi threat tightens Saudi oil pincer

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Tankers carrying Saudi crude as well as a Chinese car carrier have turned back in the Red Sea over the past 24 hours after Yemen’s Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening the fallback export route the kingdom has relied on since the Strait of Hormuz became too dangerous to use. Asian refiners …