WorldPingYemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, officials said on Friday.
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WorldPingSaudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline as Houthis seize strategic Red Sea island — full report at Times of India.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
Houthi forces seize Yemen's Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingThe Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
WorldPingThe Houthis’ biggest territorial gains in years, along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, could boost Iran’s strategy of driving up world oil and gas prices to pressure the United States.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
WorldPingOfficers found one 14-year-old’s ebike was capable of hitting 90km/h.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
“This is the first day that Iran really started winning the war,” a Yemeni official said of Houthi territorial gains that give Tehran leverage over a second major waterway.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
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