Yemen’s Houthis seize port city Mocha, closing in on control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- On Thursday, the Iranian-backed Houthis took control of Mocha, a Yemeni port city less than 50 miles from the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, according to anti-Houthi government officials.
- The Bab al-Mandeb Strait serves as a vital global chokepoint for crude oil and fuel shipments between the Gulf and the Mediterranean, providing the Houthis significant leverage over international trade.
- Tareq Saleh's National Resistance Front reported clashes with Houthi naval forces in Mocha, stating "Force reorganization and consolidation are underway in coordination with the anti-Houthi coalition."
- The Saudi-led coalition reported at least 73 people were wounded in four southern Saudi cities during recent Houthi attacks continuing on Wednesday against national assets and infrastructure.
- Fighting threatens to derail the fragile 2022 U.N.-brokered truce, while Saudi civil defence authorities issued an all-clear on Thursday following an emergency alert in Khamis Mushait.
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The positioning at this location of this militia supported by Iran could allow it to disrupt a little more maritime traffic in the region. ...
Houthis take Yemeni port city, threaten Saudi oil exports
Iran-aligned Houthis have seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the Iran war to end after midterm elections.
According to Yemeni military circles, the pro-Iranian Huthi militia took control of the strategically important port city of Mocha on the Red Sea. After the capture of Mocha, the Huthi fighters moved on to the Strait Bab al-Mandab, it was said from these circles on Thursday. Yemen's Presidential Council called on the international community to help protect the coast. Eyewitnesses told the news agency AFP that they had seen how Huthi militiamen h…
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