WorldPingIn a strategic move, Houthi forces have seized the port city of Mocha and are pushing further south towards the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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WorldPingIf the Houthis gain full control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz, it could give their backer Iran a critical advantage in the war with the U.S.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingYemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels took over a key island in the Red Sea, completing their push to seize control of the Bab al-Mandab strait area, a local government official and eyewitnesses said on Friday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
Hundreds of people have died since the Iran-backed Houthis launched an offensive around Bab al-Mandab, a vital artery for Saudi oil exports…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
Rapid advance of Iran-backed force threatens key alternative shipping route to Strait of Hormuz.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
The advance raises the threat to shipping near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden to global markets.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
Diesel prices in the U.S. have hit a painful new milestone, $6 a gallon as, reports said, Houthi rebels in Yemen took the key Red Sea port city of Mokha.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
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