Yemen’s Houthis seize port city Mocha, closing in on control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis seized ⁠control of the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government mili

tary sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important shipping routes. The Houthis were launching attacks on the strategic Red Sea islands of Han...

via South China Morning Post