Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to take control of Red Sea coast

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Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed control of the key port of Mocha and surrounding areas on September 10, marking the most serious fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years. This Houthi advance along the Red Sea coast is seen as an attempt to pressure Saudi Arabia and the US, potentially opening a new front in regional tensions.

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Iran and its proxies move closer to full control of two shipping chokepoints as regional conflict widensExplained: why the fighting in Yemen matters globallyHouthi forces in Yemen are making a concerted drive to take over the country’s Red Sea coast fully, claiming control of the key port of Mocha in the most serious wave of fighting with the Saudi-backed government in years, bringing the Iran-aligned group closer to full control of a key shipping route. Seizure of the coast and some of the isla

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