SAUDI ARABIA REPORTEDLY OFFERS HOUTHIS $1 BLN IN IRAN-BROKERED DEAL TO HALT ATTACKS – ISRAEL HAYOM

Israel Hayom reports that Saudi Arabia has reportedly offered the Houthis $1 billion in a deal brokered through Iran to halt attacks, though the headline carries no official confirmation from the parties involved. The transmission channel runs through Red Sea shipping risk and regional risk premia: Houthi attacks on commercial vessels have repeatedly raised war-risk insurance costs, rerouted container traffic around the Cape of Good Hope, and lifted freight rates, so a credible halt would reduce the premium priced into tanker and container shipping and into Brent crude's geopolitical component. Assets most exposed include Israeli equities and the shekel, which trade on de-escalation sensitivity, Saudi sovereign and energy-linked instruments, and Red Sea-exposed shipping and marine insurers. Traders should watch Suez Canal transit volumes and Red Sea container freight indices in the coming weeks, along with any official Saudi, Iranian, or Houthi statement confirming or denying the offer.

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