Yemen-Energy Crisis/Iran Situation
Yemen-Energy Crisis/Iran Situation
Dateline : Recent
Location : Yemen
Duration : 2'20
Aden, Yemen - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of traffic
2. Various of employee working at natural gas refilling station, people waiting in line to buy cooking gas
3. Machine pumping gas into vehicle
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Obead, local resident (starting with shot 3/partially overlaid with shot 5):
"The gas crisis is still ongoing; nothing has changed, past or present. I haven't had a single gas cylinder since before Eid al-Fitr. I swear to you, I am suffering. I have two cylinders that I've tried to refill, but found nothing. The people are exhausted."
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5. Various of cooking gas cylinders
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6. Traffic
7. Gas station employee working
8. Various of parked cars, road traffic
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yasser Al-Habeel, deputy director, Arden branch of Yemen Petroleum Company (starting with shot 8):
"Currently, most military operations are taking place at sea, which has disrupted shipping routes. This has led to an increase in maritime insurance costs as well as a global rise in fuel prices. As we are part of the international system, we have been directly affected by these price hikes. However, given the difficult conditions in Yemen, the Aden Petroleum Company is doing its utmost to mitigate these price increases and ensure a steady supply of fuel for the local market."
10. Sign of gas refilling station
11. Various of people, cylinders at gas refilling station
Yemen is grappling with an energy shortage as disruptions continue at the Strait of Hormuz, with no end in sight to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Maritime route disruptions in the region are tightening the global energy supply chain. In Yemen's southern port city of Aden, the impact is becoming more visible as local fuel stations are running dry, and thousands of households are struggling to access basic cooking fuel.
"The gas crisis is still ongoing; nothing has changed, past or present. I haven't had a single gas cylinder since before Eid al-Fitr. I swear to you, I am suffering. I have two cylinders that I've tried to refill, but found nothing. The people are exhausted," said local resident Mohammed Obead.
Experts warned that the crisis is spreading beyond energy, driving sharp increases in the cost of basic goods and transport.
Local suppliers are taking efforts to mitigate the price hikes and stabilize the market.
"Currently, most military operations are taking place at sea, which has disrupted shipping routes. This has led to an increase in maritime insurance costs as well as a global rise in fuel prices. As we are part of the international system, we have been directly affected by these price hikes. However, given the difficult conditions in Yemen, the Aden Petroleum Company is doing its utmost to mitigate these price increases and ensure a steady supply of fuel for the local market," said Yasser Al-Habeel, deputy director of the Aden branch of the Yemen Petroleum Company.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the Middle East, and halting the passage of ships linked to the U.S., Israel, and their allies through the Strait of Hormuz.
ID : 8473546
Published : 2026-04-06 16:17
Last Modified : 2026-04-06 19:08:53
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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