Houthis, Yemen and Red Sea

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Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the Iranian-backed rebels’ ability to control a key maritime shipping route.

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Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping
Yemen’s Houthis capture Red Sea port city, threatening new front in war
Tens of Thousands Displaced as Houthis Advance Along Yemen’s Coast
Recent fighting between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces has displaced tens of thousands of families to camps in government-held areas.

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Houthis make gains in Red Sea: Why Saudi Arabia is at loggerheads with Yemen's rebel group
Saudi Arabia has ‘no choice left’? Houthis close in on Bab el-Mandeb: What options does Riyadh have now?
Yemen's displaced long for loved ones, stability as Houthis advance
Aisha Muhammad, like others who escaped from coastal areas and arrived in the southwest province of Taiz, left behind her two daughters and three sons, trapped in their homes as fighting turned a once...

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize more key islands in southern Red Sea, tighten grip on shipping routes
Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia

Houthis seize port of Mokha on Yemen’s Red Sea coast

The Iran-backed Houthi militia has taken control of a key strategic port on the Red Sea on Thursday, capturing the Yemeni port city Mokha.

Houthis enter US 'kill box' after seizing Red Sea 'cork,' former Pentagon official warns

Houthi rebels seized Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but a former Pentagon official warns they've entered a vulnerable U.S. Navy kill box.

How Escalating Attacks in Yemen Impact Global Oil Trade

Intensified fighting around the Red Sea could disrupt another maritime chokepoint and further elevate oil prices, possibly for months.

‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast

Desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday. As the Houthis advanced, backup support from Saudi Arabia was nowhere in sight.

Live Updates: Diesel hits record $6 a gallon as, reports say, Houthis take key territory along Red Sea

Diesel prices in the U.S. have hit a painful new milestone, $6 a gallon as, reports said, Houthi rebels in Yemen took the key Red Sea port city of Mokha.

Death toll in Yemen prison airstrike rises to 23 with 7 still missing, Houthis say

Rescuers are digging through the rubble of a Houthi-run prison hit by an airstrike in northern Yemen, raising the death toll to 23.