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Iran-backed Houthi militants seized a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandeb strait and a town along its mainland coast, taking effective control of one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints https://on.wsj.com/4da9nsi

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The Wall Street Journal right
Iran-backed Houthi militants seized a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandeb strait and a town along its mainland coast, taking effective control of one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints https://on.wsj.com/4da9nsi
The Guardian left
Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route
washingtonsun.com
Houthis Seize Territory in Another Key Strait, Complicating the Iran War
The Washington Post left
Iran has expressed its support for the Houthi rebels who are mounting a fierce offensive on Yemen’s Red Sea coast as they seek to seize control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key waterway for Saudi oil exports.
NPR left
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack. n.pr/4hp1T7a