Plans to Update international sanctions on Yemen reveal preparations for the next round in the Red Sea arena

Dherar Al-Tayyib – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
The Red Sea arena remains open to various escalation possibilities, not limited only to the naval blockade that the Yemeni Armed Forces have vowed to reimpose on the Israeli enemy should the Gaza ceasefire collapse. Rather, indicators are increasing of ongoing preparations aimed at attempting to restore the control lost by the US and its partners in the Red Sea, in light of plans and proposals centered around the idea of involving regional and local parties to achieve several objectives simultaneously.
Recently, a message sent by the new Chief of Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Major General Youssef Al-Madani, to the Al-Qassam Brigades was revealed, stating, “We are closely monitoring developments and declare that if the enemy resumes its aggression on Gaza, we will return to our military operations deep in the Zionist entity, and we will re-impose the ban on Israeli navigation in the Red and the Arabian Seas.”
The shipping sector, eager for stability, viewed this message as the first official Yemeni announcement of the cessation of naval military operations as long as the ceasefire in Gaza continues. This has sparked significant debate within the shipping and maritime security industry about the current level of risk in the waterway. But what concerns us here is that the message cements the new reality of the Red Sea as an arena permanently linked to developments in Gaza and the associated rounds of escalation—something the Israeli enemy and its partners have come to understand well, and even the shipping sector itself.
When the British company “Ambrey” recently adjusted its risk assessments for the Red Sea in light of increased navigation traffic in the Bab Al-Mandeb, it confirmed that risks were decreasing but only for some companies, indicating that the shipping lane would always carry serious