Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
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Read the full report at Al JazeeraThe Iran-backed Houthis expanded their control over the strategy Bab-el-Mandeb strait, as strikes continued in the Strait of Hormuz.
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