Yemen
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Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia occupying the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. It includes the Socotra Archipelago and borders Saudi Arabia and Oman, with coastlines on the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea; it also has maritime borders across the Horn of Africa.
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Mentions of Yemen per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, business & startups.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | 0.23‰ | 1 |
| Sep 14 | 1.04‰ | 4 |
| Sep 15 | 1.25‰ | 1 |
| Sep 17 | 1.34‰ | 1 |
| Sep 18 | 1.32‰ | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 0.72‰ | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 0.52‰ | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 0.52‰ | 1 |
| Oct 1 | 0.35‰ | 1 |
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Houthi control in Yemen is tied to oil routes and regional conflict
Shows repeatedly discuss the Houthis’ control of Yemeni territory and Red Sea islands as a threat to oil shipments and international trade routes.[1][2][3]
Morning Brew Daily says Houthi actions against Saudi infrastructure and a key Bab el-Mandeb island helped push oil prices higher and worsen supply concerns.[1][4]
The Indicator from Planet Money describes the Houthis as taking land near the Bab el-Mandeb, while noting uncertainty over whether they had seized it.[2]
PBD Podcast frames the issue as potentially involving Saudi Arabia, Yemeni rebels, Iran, and international shipping, but Alex Barron says there is not enough information to determine which conflict it represents.[5]
Fareed Zakaria on Office Hours with Prop G says the Houthis had previously stopped attacking Saudi Arabia after a Saudi-brokered deal, while Jiang Xueqin describes them as an Iranian proxy occupying part of Yemen.[6][7]
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- 1.Morning Brew Daily · Hollywood’s Tech Founder Villain Era & Meta’s Muse Soars to Top of App StoreKayla Lopez · Sep 21 · Listen at 24:37 ↗
“Yeah, I'm not looking forward to the traffic. All eyes are on energy prices after more attacks over the weekend threatened to send them even higher. On Sunday morning, Ukraine targeted one of Russia's largest refineries with drones and miss”
- 2.The Indicator from Planet Money · Strait talk: Why the oil crisis is getting worseSpeaker D · Sep 17 · Listen at 2:05 ↗
“Now we have a circumstance where the Houthis, whom the government's been battling for a long time, seem to have seized that land.”
- 3.Morning Brew Daily · EPA Lifts Emissions Limits on Power Plants & Hyrox Finds Itself in a Stinky SituationTobi Lütke · Sep 15 · Listen at 12:11 ↗
“thing affecting the market. Oil prices also just kept climbing with Brent crude dropping $107 a barrel. It comes after drone attacks shut down a key Saudi pipeline that was helping the country bypass the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi rebels i”
- 4.Morning Brew Daily · AI Leaders Agree to Slow Things Down & Tesla Makes a Surprising ComebackTobi Lütke · Sep 14 · Listen at 9:18 ↗
“economy. That lifeline has since been kinked, making the global supply crunch even worse and sending oil past $100 per barrel for the first time in months. Even before the pipeline was hit, though, Iran -backed rebels were tightening their”
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