We’ve been documenting the Houthi rapid advance along Yemen’s western coast, as the Iran-aligned rebel group closes in on owning more vital Red Sea chokepoint coastal real estate.
As of Friday, after having the day prior entered the strategic port of Mocha, it is being widely reported including in Al Jazeera that the Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline. This gives the group, and by extension Tehran, immensely greater leverage over the Bab al-Mandab Strait and vital global energy chokepoint.