Trump downplays concerns regarding a potential Houthi blockade of the Red Sea [SOUND]

# US president Donald Trump says they will take care of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels if they follow through on their threatened blockade of Saudi ports. The crucial shipping lanes of the Red Sea run along Yemen’s coast. A full closure of Bab el-Mandeb could cut global oil supply by seven-percent. The Houthis’ armed forces have imposed a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, in retaliation for a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen. Trump says they will make sure Bab el-Mandeb is not closed: