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 Columbian
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis seize an island in a key strait, opening a new front in the Iran war
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening Saudi oil exports through one of the world’s key shipping lanes.
The Washington Post
Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in a threat to shipping, and other Mideast developments
Yemeni rebels supported by Iran land on the island of Perim, in the heart of the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, ridding the government forces supported by Riad. Eleonora Ardemagni (Ispi): "It is a further strategic lever for Tehran and a political test for the Mecca Pact"
All of Yemen's coast of the Red Sea is now under the control of Iran's-backed Houthi rebels, who have occupied including the last strategic islands of the tight Bab el-Mandeb, said for AFP on Friday a head of Yemen's internationally-recognized and militarily-backed government of Saudi Arabia, reports Agerpres.
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