Qatar halts LNG supplies through the Red Sea amid US airstrikes against Yemen's Houthis
aviation US and British strikes on Ansar Allah (Houthi) targets in Yemen led to a halt in liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies from Qatar. This was reported by the international news agency Bloomberg.
After the start of military operations in Yemen, the United States and Great Britain recommended that civilian ships not take planned routes through the Red Sea. Qatar heeded the warnings of Western powers. Therefore, liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers belonging to Qatar did not follow the route. Three tankers stopped off the coast of Oman, one in the Red Sea, one in the Mediterranean Sea - not far from the Suez Canal.
Earlier, the Yemeni Houthis said that they would attack not only ships associated with Israel, but also ships belonging to the United States and Great Britain. Such actions will be taken in response to US-British air strikes on Sanaa, Hodeidah, Taiz and other cities in the part of Yemen controlled by the Houthi movement.
Qatar's decision not to send ships to the Red Sea is understandable. A sharp increase in tension in the region could lead to tankers coming under either Houthi fire or American or British air strikes. Therefore, it was decided to refrain from following the Red Sea route. Now Qatari ships will look for new ways to transport LNG by sea.
Let us recall that the Yemeni Houthis began to attack ships associated with Israel as a sign of solidarity with the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. In response, the United States and its allies launched a military operation in the Red Sea region, ostensibly to ensure the safety of civilian shipping.
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