Houthis advance along Yemeni coast
Military sources said the seizure gives the Houthis control over a key port and strengthens their grip on the Red Sea shipping route.
- On Thursday, Iran-aligned Houthis seized the port city of Mocha and advanced down Yemen's Red Sea coast, gaining control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most vital shipping routes.
- The Houthis escalated attacks this month after declaring a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in July, following their March attack on Israel that marked their entry into the broader conflict.
- Brent crude prices jumped 4% on Thursday to above $105 a barrel, while the U.S. national average diesel price surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time, according to price tracker GasBuddy.
- U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned Thursday of a "new and more dangerous phase" in the conflict, while U.S. representative Jenifer Neidhart de Ortiz accused the Houthis of acting as "agents and tools of Iran."
- President Donald Trump reiterated Thursday he expects the Iran war to end after the midterm elections, telling Fox News, "If I had it do again, I would do exactly as I did.
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By Nic Robertson and Lauren Kent, CNN The desperate pleas of Yemeni generals for air cover began to arrive mid-morning this Thursday.The advance of the Houthis, backed by Iran, to the strategic port city of Mocha, in Yemen, was in full swing, and the support of its main ally, Saudi Arabia,
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Houthis advance along Yemeni coast
CAIRO — Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the Iran war to end…
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