—️/ BREAKING: Ansarallah Forces Have Landed on Mayun Island (Perim Island), Known as the ‘Pearl of Bab Al-Mandab’
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Houthis Capture a Key Red Sea Island; Saudis Retaliate
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea, two official said Friday, in a swift advance that further threes Saudi oil exports through one of the world's key commercial lanes. Saudi Arabia responded with airstrikes against an airport...
With the capture of the island of Perim, the Huthi militia takes control of one of the most important shipping routes in the world. The conquest exacerbates the concern about a new escalation in Yemen.
The Houthis have taken the island of Mayyun and could thus control the strait Bab al-Mandab, which is one of the world's most important shipping routes.
Shipping in the significant strait Bab al-Mandab is increasingly threatened: An island that divides the waterway into two routes has conquered the Huthi supported by Iran. Further successful militia offensives are also reported.
The war in Yemen continues to escalate. Huthi fighters have now reached the island of Mayyun known as Perim – another threat to the Red Sea shipping route, which is important for world trade.
Yemen's Mayun Island, with its barren sand and rocky terrain, evokes a timeless sense of antiquity. However, its strategic location in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which divides the island into two parts, has placed it at the center of the ongoing conflict.
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