Yemen’s Houthis seize port city Mocha, closing in on control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- 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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Houthis Capture Key Port City in Yemen
Houthi fighters brandish their weapons during a protest following strikes by U.S. and British forces, in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, on Jan. 12, 2024, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)
Houthis seize port facing Africa as control of vital Red Sea route comes under threat
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The armed forces of the Shiite movement Ansar Alla (Hushite) ruling in northern Yemen have taken control of the city of Moha and all the islands in the Red Sea, stated the political Bureau member of the Huzam al-Assad movement. According to the Hussite representative, the attack was successful following violent fighting with the pro-Government army, transmitting to RIA "Novosty". "The city of Moha was fully taken over by our forces, as well as t…
The Houthis have taken Mocha. What that means for coffee and shipping routes
The Houthis have turned Yemen’s Red Sea coast into part of a global geopolitical crisis. But behind the missiles, shipping disruptions and Suez Canal headlines is Mocha — the ancient Yemeni port that gave the world its name for coffee.
Iran’s response to the war launched by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu has many forms and extends to the Red Sea. Iranians have turned Ormuz into their most important weapon of pressure and the Houthis, their Yemeni allies, fully join the conflict with the capture of the port of Moka, the entrance to the Strait of Bab El Mandeb (which translates from Arabic as ‘the door of tears’). Ormuz is the energy gate of the Gulf; Bab el Mandeb, the Red…
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