Africa’s Red Sea States Face Growing Risks as Houthis Expand Their Reach
The group’s advance gives it leverage over a chokepoint that carries about 12% of global trade, analysts said.
- On September 10, Houthi rebels seized the port of Mocha and strategic islands including the Hanish and Zuqar archipelago, effectively controlling the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and challenging global shipping routes.
- Documents obtained by The Jerusalem Post reveal Iranian, Iraqi, and Lebanese experts provide technical supervision to the Houthis on drones, missiles, and security operations, enabling the group's military capabilities.
- Ethiopia conducts approximately 95% of its trade through Djibouti, making African supply lines vulnerable; renewed fighting has pushed displacement to nearly 94,000 since early September.
- A September 10 drone strike on the Saudi East-West pipeline, which Saudi Arabia used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, damaged critical infrastructure requiring three to five weeks of repairs.
- Analysts suggest this coordinated action extends the Iran-led alliance's ability to impose rules on maritime traffic from the Red Sea to the Gulf; reversing these advances requires addressing deep structures of cooperation.
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How the Houthis’ Control of Bab el-Mandeb Could Reshape Red Sea Shipping
Yemen’s civil war has returned to the centre of a much wider regional conflict. In September, the Iran-aligned Houthis launched a rapid offensive along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, overrunning forces aligned with the internationally recognised government. They captured the port of Mokha before advancing farther south and seizing Perim Island, which sits directly inside the […]
Inside the Houthi advance: How Iran's allies are helping tighten Tehran's grip on the Red Sea
BEHIND THE LINES: The Houthis’ rapid expansion near the Red Sea strait highlights a coordinated alliance with Iran, Iraq, and other partners that provides military capabilities and strategic support.
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India Shipping NewsThe Houthis have further tightened their Grip on the Red Sea. Here’s what it could mean for the World
The Houthis controlling a vital shipping route in the Red Sea marks a turning point in the war between the United States and Iran
Africa's Red Sea States Face Growing Risks As Houthi Rebels Expand Their Reach
Analysis - The Houthi takeover of parts of the Red Sea gives the armed group a new platform to challenge global shipping. The group has taken over the port of Mocha, the island of Mayyun, and the Zuqar and Hanish archipelago about 160km north of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. These areas were previously controlled by Yemeni government forces.
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