Bab El-Mandeb

Houthis seize strategic Red Sea city, threaten key shipping route

Capture of Al-Mokha puts Houthi forces closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, raising fears of a new chokehold on global trade and energy routes.

Six dead

Houthi missiles strike commercial vessel in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Houthi ballistic missile strike on a commercial vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait kills six people, marking the first fatalities of this maritime conflict.

The Third Gulf War has already begun

Could Iranian-Backed Rebels Threaten Eilat?

The Houthi rebels in Yemen are trying to take over the strait of Bab el-Mandeb, thus allowing it to control Israel's southernmost naval bay.

Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Besiege Yemen's President

Presidential palace comes under canon fire as Houthis demand control to give their backers Iran domination, and a way to cut off Israel.