Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.
Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping
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- · BBC NewsHouthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane
- · Al Jazeera‘Divine triumph’: Iran celebrates Houthis’ capture of Yemen’s Red Sea coast
- · Al JazeeraYemen’s Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island in Red Sea
- · Al JazeeraThe Houthis’ escalation in Yemen could flop
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