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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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 …
The operation allowed the Houthi Movement to take control of the last two islands that were still outside its control in the maritime corridor.
Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.
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