WorldIran-backed Houthis open a new front in the war, a 'negative change for the US'

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, according to two officials. The move opens a new front in the Iran war and adds to threats against Saudi oil exports through a vital global shipping lane; a FRANCE 24 correspondent called it a “radical negative change” for the US and West.