Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands
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Iran-aligned Houthis have seized key positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, raising fresh concerns over shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Pigott to Newsmax: US 'Monitoring Very Closely' as Houthis Tighten Grip on Red Sea
Houthi rebels seized Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but a former Pentagon official warns they've entered a vulnerable U.S. Navy kill box.
Saudi Arabia is running out of work-arounds to keep its oil flowing, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels threatening its exports via the Red Sea.
Desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday. As the Houthis advanced, backup support from Saudi Arabia was nowhere in sight.
The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.
Saudi Arabia is facing escalating pressure as Houthi forces consolidate territorial gains in Yemen, display wreckage allegedly belonging to Saudi-backed troops and launch projectiles across the kingdom’s border.
Diesel prices in the U.S. have hit a painful new milestone, $6 a gallon as, reports said, Houthi rebels in Yemen took the key Red Sea port city of Mokha.