Houthis control key shipping route after gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast
Rapid advance of Iran-backed force threatens key alternative shipping route to Strait of Hormuz.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
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Rapid advance of Iran-backed force threatens key alternative shipping route to Strait of Hormuz.
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