The Houthi seizure of Mocha threatens global trade routes, severs vital supply lines, and displaces thousands in Yemen.

Yemeni Armed Forces officer says that following the Houthi seizure of the city, 'Mocha, Bab el-Mandab and the neighboring districts remain the center of a military operation. The battle is not over ye

Houthi fighters captured the Red Sea port of Mocha on Sept. 10, edging toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Brent crude neared $100 a barrel and U.S. gas prices climbed past $4.14 a gallon.

By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said,

Houthi militants captured Yemen's Mocha port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, raising concerns over global energy supplies and Red Sea

A strategic location on the Red Sea afforded the city centuries of trading dominance — and makes it a coveted target in today’s fighting in the Middle East.

Daily charter hire rates for tankers to India have surged by 150% due to escalating hostilities in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, significantly increasing oil import costs.

Yemen's Mocha port ⁠has ⁠suspended commercial and ⁠maritime operations after being hit by more ​than 25 missiles in Houthi attacks over recent days, ‌the port's director said ‌on Saturday. The attacks killed seven people and caused ⁠an ⁠estimated $16 million in losses,

Blame for the apparent lack of military resistance to the Houthi takeover has been split between Yemeni leaders, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, according to a Saturday CNN report.