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Houthi forces seized the area around one of the most important maritime choke points in the world—an advance that is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia, Robert F. Worth writes.

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The Atlantic left
Houthi forces seized the area around one of the most important maritime choke points in the world—an advance that is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia, Robert F. Worth writes.
Fox News World right
Houthi forces seized Perim island and key positions along Yemen's Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Saudi Arabia urged Trump to take direct military action.
MarketWatch
A Red Sea crisis deepens as the Saudi East-West pipeline is shut down and the Houthis grab effective control of the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
Bloomberg center
Bloomberg's Veena Ali-Khan said that clashes between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia is an 'escalation' of regional tensions as fighting disrupts key areas for oil production. Ali-Kahn said that Saudi Arabia is caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to responding to recent attacks, as leaders weigh the impact of military retaliation against gains in leverage for the Houthis. (Source: Bloomberg)