Houthis Seize Yemeni Port of Mocha, Threatening Red Sea Control

Yemen’s Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, Officials Say

The Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group in a stronger position to attack ships in a crucial waterway for global trade.

By Saeed Al-Batati, Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim

Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to take control of Red Sea coast

Iran and its proxies move closer to full control of two shipping chokepoints as regional conflict widens Yemen’s Houthi rebels are making a concerted drive to take full control of the country’s Red Sea coast, claiming control of the key port of Mocha, in the most serious wave of fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years. Seizure of the coast would be a strategic disaster for Saudi Arabia and the US, taking Iran and its proxies closer to full control of two chokepoints for western shi...

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Yemen’s Houthis seize port city Mocha, closing in on control of 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. 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 on the strait, across from the island of...

By Reuters

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis tighten hold on strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Houthis seize control of Mocha port city, gaining further leverage over crucial shipping routes for crude oil and fuel

By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah

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 conflict that threatens global energy supplies.

By FRANCE24

Analysis • Saudi-Houthi escalation threatens to draw Iran and the U.S. back into war - Haaretz

Analysis • Saudi-Houthi escalation threatens to draw Iran and the U.S. back into war  Haaretz

Bab al-Mandab Strait — key oil route facing growing Houthi threat

Yemen’s Houthis have launched a major ground assault around the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Red Sea chokepoint that has become vital for Saudi oil exports during the Middle East war. With hundreds dead in fighting, and the Houthis exchanging strikes and counter-strikes with Saudi Arabia, AFP examines the flashpoint waterway that is normally one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. ‘Gate of Tears’ Known as the “Gate of Tears” in Arabic because of its history of shipwrecks, the strait sits at t...

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Houthis take control of Yemeni Red Sea city Mocha, sources say

The Iranian-backed Houthi terror group took control of Mocha, a Yemeni port city on the Red Sea and less than 50 miles from the Beb al-Mandeb Strait, Yemeni officials told Reuters on Thursday.

Houthis close in on stranglehold over key Bab al-Mandeb Strait - Reuters

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Houthis seize control of Yemen's Red Sea port city Mocha: Military sources

Houthis seize Mokha city on Red Sea