Houthis 'take control' of key island in global shipping route

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  • Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cmd683p01eljt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49658299 Points: 182 # Comments: 140…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:41:38 UTC.

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If 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.

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