Iran-backed Houthis tighten grip on key oil shipping lane
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.
Iran-backed Houthis tighten grip on key oil shipping lane
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 8 articles across 5 sources.
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Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane
The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.
Strikes shut down key Saudi pipeline as Iran-backed Houthis tighten grip on crucial shipping lane
Houthi rebels effectively completed a rapid push to take control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline on Friday, tightening their grip on one of the world’s most important shipping routes and delivering a dramatic boost to their backers in Iran.
Saudi Arabia tells Trump now is the time for military action as Iran-backed Houthis advance
Houthi forces seized Perim island and key positions along Yemen's Bab al-Mandab Strait as Saudi Arabia urged Trump to take direct military action.
Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane
ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 11 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war.
How global trade and oil prices could be hit by Houthi advance
Yemen's Houthis have seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key trade gateway for oil and global shipping.
Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane
Sources said the Houthis gained further leverage over the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Iran-backed terror group’s latest territorial grab threatens second global shipping chokepoint
Iran-backed Houthi forces seized Yemen's Mocha port and advanced toward Bab el-Mandeb, threatening Red Sea shipping as Brent crude surged past $106.
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