
Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday shut down the vital East-West pipeline after the conduit came under attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices soaring. The 1,200-km pipeline has served as the main route out for global supplies of Middle East oil for the past six months while the Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut by war.

The Iranian ally seizes Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

For decades, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have relied on U.S. security guarantees. Those have eroded under Trump.

Iranian officials have praised the Houthis' victories but have not spoken about any imminent closure of Bab al-Mandeb.

Yemeni government forces says they launched air strikes on Houthi fighters along the Red Sea coast.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have been celebrating after seizing control of the Red Sea coast in a rapid offensive.

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.

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Houthi forces seize Yemen's Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.

The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.
A Red Sea crisis deepens as the Saudi East-West pipeline is shut down and the Houthis grab effective control of the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

About 12% of the world’s goods are typically shipped through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.

The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.

Iran's bolstered influence in Yemen may stabilize its regime, affecting regional power dynamics and reducing perceived regime change risks.

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said maritime navigation in the Red Sea is safe, except for Saudi ships.

The Iran-backed Houthi forces have taken control over most of the western Red Sea coastal line


With the Strait of Hormuz already snarled up, simultaneous disruption looms at the southern gateway to the Red Sea.

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Yemen's Houthis captured the Red Sea port of Mocha on Thursday, taking the approach to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea (and the Suez Canal, beyond it) to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Bab al-Mandeb is 12 miles wide and carries 6.2 million barrels of oil and refined products a day (plus ~80% of the LNG shipped north to Europe). Houthi attacks made these waters unsafe for shipping in 2024, and Suez Canal revenue fell more than 60% that year, costing Egypt $7B. Houthi forces also captured…