WorldIran-backed Houthis seize Perim Island. What’s next?

Iran-backed rebels in Yemen captured strategic Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Friday, potentially extending Tehran’s influence over another major global shipping route, according to two Yemeni government sources. The Houthis had seized the port town of Mocha a day earlier while seeking control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, raising concerns about shipping, oil prices and a possible new front in the US-Iran war.