Iran-backed Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island: Can they hold it?
The takeover solidifies the group's position in the Bab al-Mandeb, but holding it long-term could be difficult.
Iran-backed Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island: Can they hold it?
The takeover solidifies the group's position in the Bab al-Mandeb, but holding it long-term could be difficult. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.
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Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route
Rampant Yemeni fighters take control of island in narrow point of Bab al-Mandab strait, which Saudi is relying on for oil exports Why the rapid Houthi advance matters and what’s at stake Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured the strategic island of Perim in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the world’s vital shipping routes. The Iran-aligned Houthis took control of the volcanic island after forces allied to the UN-backed, Aden-based government left in the latest of a dramatic series of reverses along Yemen’s west coast in recent days, including the loss of the port city of Mocha on Thursday. Continue reading...
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