Yemen's Houthis Close in on Stranglehold over Strategic Bab El-Mandeb Strait
The seizure gives the Iran-aligned group more control over a key Red Sea shipping lane as fighting displaces more than 20,000 people, officials said.
- On Thursday, Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of the historic port city of Mocha, gaining strategic leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most critical shipping routes.
- Known as the 'Gate of Tears,' the strait sits between Yemen and the African coast, serving as a primary maritime artery for crude oil and fuel bound for the Mediterranean.
- Hundreds of women and children fled the city on Thursday for government-controlled Lahj and Aden, while government-allied forces relocated south to Dhubab to establish an alternative command center.
- Iranian sources claimed Tehran directed the Houthis to target Saudi Arabia, prompting Saudi strikes across Yemeni provinces including Jawaf, Marib, Saada, and Taiz.
- Clashes over the past two weeks in Taiz and al-Hodeidah have displaced more than 20,000 people, threatening to reignite full-scale conflict following the failure of the 2022 UN-brokered truce.
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Iran-backed Houthis seize Al-Makha, close in on strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait in Red Sea
Srinagar, Sep 10: The situation in the war-torn Middle East continues to deteriorate as Iran-backed Houthis, in the latest development, have taken control of the strategic Red Sea city of Al-Makha and, making matters even worse, are closing in on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, one of the most important straits in the world, Reuters news agency reported, citing three unnamed Yemeni government sources. There was no official confirmation from the intern…
Yemen's Houthis close in on stranglehold over strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes. There has been an escalation in fighting between Saudi Arabia's Yemeni allies in the internationally backed government and the Houthis in recent days, creating a second theatre of war in the Iran confli…
Yemen’s Houthis seize control of Red Sea port city Mocha
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important shipping routes. The Houthis were launching attacks on the strategic Red Sea islands of Hanish, the government sources told Reuters. Government forces and their allies are relocating south to Dhubab, which sits directly …
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