Yemen’s Houthis seize port city Mocha, closing in on control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait
The takeover gives the Houthis a stronger position near a key shipping route that carries about 12% of global trade, officials said.
- 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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Brave Yemeni people will certainly triumph: Ghalibaf after Houthis capture strategic Red Sea city of Mocha - The Tribune
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Friday expressed support for "Yemeni people" following the capture of the strategic Red Sea city of Mocha by Houthis, invoking past statements from slain Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Houthis Seize Yemeni Port of Mocha, Gaining Greater Leverage Over Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
(ZeroHedge)—Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants (Ansar Allah) have scored a major victory against Saudi-backed government forces, after the war was fiercely reinvigorated this month, having seized a historic Red Sea port on Thursday which effectively givens the Houthis even greater leverage over the Bab Al Mandab Strait. The port of Mocha – also spelled Mokha or […] The post Houthis Seize Yemeni Port of Mocha, Gaining Greater Leverage Over Bab…
Escalating Concerns as Iran-Backed Militants Take Control of Strategic Yemeni Port
Tensions in the Middle East have surged as Houthi forces, backed by Iran, captured the vital port city of Mocha following the retreat of government units. This alarming development highlights the ongoing instability in the region.
Fears In Middle East Explode As Iran-Backed Terrorist Group Seizes Key Port
Iran-backed Houthi forces entered the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday, September 10, after government-aligned units withdrew following several days of fighting along the western coast, according to Yemeni military sources Mocha had been held since 2017 by the National Resistance Forces, led by Tareq Saleh, a vice chairman of Yemen’s internationally […]
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