WorldYemen’s Houthis close in on stranglehold over strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Iran-aligned Houthi forces seized the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, according to four Yemeni government military sources, strengthening their leverage over the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Fighting with Saudi-backed government forces has intensified, creating a second theatre in the Iran conflict and threatening global energy supplies.