Houthis take full control of Red Sea coastline, tightening grip on crucial shipping lane
- On Friday, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured the strategic island of Mayun in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a swift advance threatening Saudi oil exports through one of the world's key commercial lanes.
- The Houthis seized the port city of Mokha on Thursday, their largest territorial gain in years, following direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guard and bringing fighters within 80 kilometers of the strait.
- Crude oil prices jumped at least 5% Thursday, reaching $106 a barrel, while about 12% of the world's goods typically transit this waterway, amplifying concerns over the disruption.
- Saudi Arabia responded with airstrikes against the airport in Mokha on Thursday, while President Donald Trump rejected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's request for direct U.S. military strikes, offering intelligence instead.
- The escalating conflict threatens 40 million people in Yemen, risking a return to a civil war that killed 150,000. Experts suggest the Houthi advances could grant Iran increased leverage in negotiations with the United States.
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Foreign Ministry warns that Houthis' control over Red Sea route would lead to further restrictions on oil and LNG shipments
The important strait of Bab al-Mandab could soon be next to a blockade: the Islamist Huthi militia has taken over the strategically located island of Perim – the Huthis are allied with Iran and have already threatened a blockade in the past.
Yemeni Houthi rebels seized the coastal city of Zubab and Perim Island, which lie on the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, between Thursday and Friday, key points in their bid to gain control of the strait.
On Thursday, the Huthist rebels took control of the port city of Moka, on the Red Sea, after an offensive launched last week.
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INTELLINEWSThe Huthi militia allied with Iran seems to have advanced further at the Red Sea. According to Yemeni government sources, it also conquered a strategically important island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab.
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