The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route. Grouped from 23 articles across 10 sources.
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Iranian officials have praised the Houthis' victories but have not spoken about any imminent closure of Bab al-Mandeb. Grouped from 13 articles across 6 sources.
The moves by the Houthis make it easier for the Iran-backed rebels to target ships transiting the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait for Saudi Arabian oil exports. Grouped from 5 articles across 4 sources.
The Iranian ally seizes Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandeb strait. Grouped from 5 articles across 4 sources.
Yemen's Houthis have seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key trade gateway for oil and global shipping.
Yemeni government forces says they launched air strikes on Houthi fighters along the Red Sea coast. Grouped from 2 articles across 1 sources.
Houthi fighters reached Perim Island which divides the Bab el-Mandeb into two shipping lanes after government forces withdrew, completing the group's takeover of the strait. Together with Iran's Hormuz blockade, this… Grouped from 2 articles across 1 sources.