Prices at the pump will follow. In Waikanae the petrol prices have been fairly stable for several weeks, but they’ll go up again.

A big reason for the increase is that Yemeni Armed Forces are on the move, taking control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, in a shocking offensive that sent Saudi-backed mercenaries fleeing. Now, not only does Ansar Allah have increased control over the Bab El-Mandeb Strait and Yemen’s western coast, but they are not stopping there.