Iran-backed Houthis seize key port in Yemen, advance on another vital oil choke point
📍 Aftermath
{"epilogue": "The Iran-backed Houthis advanced to Dhubab on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and took control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline. Fighting subsequently flared with Yemeni forces as the Houthis claimed an attack on a Saudi base, with Saudi Arabia and the Houthis trading strikes over Bab al-Mandeb."}
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
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Iran-backed Houthis seize key port in Yemen, advance on another vital oil choke point CNBC · 63d ago broke it first
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