https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/evacuation/Recent content in Evacuation on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usSat, 25 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-friday-july-25-2026/Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-friday-july-25-2026/<p>Brent crude crossed $100 a barrel Friday. It&rsquo;s the first time since the June ceasefire briefly eased things.</p> <p>The two-strait problem drove it. The Houthis struck two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea on July 23 and declared a naval blockade on Saudi shipping, opening a second contested maritime corridor at the same time the Strait of Hormuz remains under active pressure. The Strait is carrying about 25 ships a day now, down from a peak of 49 on July 7. The Bab el-Mandeb, through which roughly 10 percent of global oil trade flows on its way to and from the Suez Canal, is now simultaneously under Houthi interdiction. Britain withdrew its embassy staff from Tehran this week, a move the Foreign Office confirmed without elaboration. OPEC+ producers whose exports can route outside the contested zones increased their August production allocations last week. The workaround buys time. It doesn&rsquo;t reopen the chokepoints.</p>