Houthis seize key Yemen port and island near global shipping route

Houthis seize key Yemen port and island near global shipping route

Yemen’s Houthi movement has reached Perim Island at the mouth of the Red Sea after seizing the port of Mocha, extending an offensive that has brought its forces to one of the main shipping routes between Asia and Europe. Four Yemeni government sources told Reuters on Friday that Houthi forces had reached Perim, also known as Mayyun, which lies inside the Bab al-Mandab Strait.