Houthis take full control of Red Sea coastline, tightening grip on crucial shipping lane
The advance gives the rebels control over a route used by about 12% of global goods and raises fears for oil exports, officials said.
- 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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"Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured the strategic island of Perim in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the world’s vital shipping routes."
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Gulf TimesHouthis take over strait vital to global shipping
The Iran-backed Houthis yesterday controlled Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, cementing their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia. The developments are likely to deepen the Middle East war’s impact o
The Yemeni warriors have surprised the world; they have reached the shores of the Bab al-Mandab Strait with a lightning advance and defeated the Saudi and Emirati forces.
The Houthis have taken control of the Yemeni coast of the Red Sea from the government of Yemen backed by Saudi Arabia.This movement on the Middle East board has given Iran and its allies control over another key maritime routeSaudi Arabia closes its only alternative pipeline to Ormuz after suffering several attacks The violence has erupted again in Yemen.The rapid advance of the Houthis in recent days threatens another vital waterway for global …
The Houthi show the conquest of Perim, the Yemeni island also known as Mayun, in the heart of the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb. The images document one of the most important passages of the offensive with which the group supported by Iran is advancing along the coast of the Red Sea, after having taken also Mocha and Dhubab. The control of the island strengthens the pressure on one of the most important shipping routes in the world and actually opens …
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