Yemen’s Houthis Attack Saudis, Seize Crucial Red Sea Islands
The group said the move aims to cut Saudi shipping routes as pressure grows on global oil supplies and prices.
- On Monday, the Houthis declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and seized the Red Sea port of Mokha, Mayun Island, and Greater and Lesser Hanish Island, expanding their offensive across strategic waterways.
- Following the closure of the Hormuz Strait by Iran since February 28, Saudi Arabia redirected oil exports through the Mandab Strait, an alternative route now under pressure from Houthi advances.
- Admiral Brad Cooper of US Central Command met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed in Jeddah on Monday to discuss regional developments, as the Houthis claimed "significant damage" from attacks in response to "more than 300 airstrikes in the past five days."
- Tehran's Foreign Ministry denied involvement on Monday, with spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei calling the Houthis "entirely independent actors," while China's Foreign Ministry called attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure "unacceptable."
- Tehran claims Riyadh uses Yemen as a "pretext" to delay Strait governance talks, though Foreign Ministry spokesman Baqaei added that a meeting in Oman represents a "real opportunity" to restore regional security.
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With the capture of the island of Perim, the Huthis gain control over one of the most important shipping routes in the world. "The control of such a strait is technically relatively easy to carry out", says Marcel Kolb, expert on maritime safety.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on military installations in Saudi Arabia and captured more strategic islands in the Red Sea on 14 September. Last week, Iran’s allied insurgents seized the historic port of Moca and the rest of the Yemeni coast of the Red Sea, reinforcing their control over the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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Yemen's Houthis attack Saudis, seize crucial Red Sea islands
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have tightened their grip on a key shipping route, capturing two strategic Red Sea islands. The closure of another global transport route is the latest ripple effect of the US war with Iran.
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Houthi rebels today captured more strategic islands in the south of the Red Sea, strengthening their control over an important maritime route.
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