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Houthis Capture Bab El-Mandeb Strait - Saudi Arabia in a Suffocating Siege

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The Ansarallah movement - as Yemen's Houthis are officially called - has consolidated control over Yemen's western coast and strategic islands in the Red Sea...
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The Iran-backed Ansarallah movement, also known as the Houthis, announced that it had taken control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and islands in the strategic Bab el-Mandab Strait, following a rapid advance south. The development significantly strengthens the Houthis’ position in one of the …

The Ansarallah movement - as Yemen's Houthis are officially called - has consolidated control over Yemen's western coast and strategic islands in the Red Sea...

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil exporter, is now in a bind as the Strait of Hormuz remains de facto blocked by Iran since the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

Yemen's Houthis, backed by Iran, have seized the Red Sea coast and islands of Bab el-Mandab, strengthening their control over this strategic sea passage as they rapidly expand south.

The Husitas seized all the main population points near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and on the west coast of the Red Sea, reporting to RIA News by a military source, no independent confirmation of this information.

With the Strait of Ormuz still restricted, the advance could mean a second blockade of global trade, while, according to Axios, the Saudi heir prince asked Trump to attack the rebels.According to several international media this Thursday, the Houthi rebels backed by Iran in Yemen took control of the port city of Mocha, on the shores of the Red Sea, and agreed to a position of advantage over the strategic strait of Bab el-Mandeb, one of the most …

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la diaria broke the news on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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