The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer

manofmanysmiles

I don't know how to interpret this. My initial impression is that this has potentially imminent serious implications. Will someone illuminate?

thelastgallon

This will make things more interesting. How the Houthis Triumphed on the Red Sea and Sparked a New War in Yemen. In a single night, an Iran-allied militia trounced Saudi-backed forces to take control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast. No one was able, or willing, to stop them. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/06/world/middlee...