Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to take control of Red Sea coast
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What happened
Iran and its proxies move closer to full control of two shipping chokepoints as regional conflict widens Yemen’s Houthi rebels are making a concerted drive to take full control of the country’s Red Sea coast, claiming control of the key port of Mocha, in the most serious wave of fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years. Seizure of the coast would be a strategic disaster for Saudi Arabia and the US, taking…
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