Yemen’s Houthis Attack Saudis, Seize Crucial Red Sea Islands
The group said the move aims to cut Saudi shipping routes as pressure grows on global oil supplies and prices.
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With the capture of the island of Perim, the Huthis gain control over one of the most important shipping routes in the world. "The control of such a strait is technically relatively easy to carry out", says Marcel Kolb, expert on maritime safety.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels intensified their attacks on military installations in Saudi Arabia and captured more strategic islands in the Red Sea on 14 September. Last week, Iran’s allied insurgents seized the historic port of Moca and the rest of the Yemeni coast of the Red Sea, reinforcing their control over the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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tempo.coYemen's Houthis attack Saudis, seize crucial Red Sea islands
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have tightened their grip on a key shipping route, capturing two strategic Red Sea islands. The closure of another global transport route is the latest ripple effect of the US war with Iran.
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Houthi rebels today captured more strategic islands in the south of the Red Sea, strengthening their control over an important maritime route.
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