Houthis Seize Yemen’s Red Sea Coast as Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Deepens Energy Crisis

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Iran-aligned Houthi forces have taken control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline, seizing the islands that command the Bab al-Mandeb strait and handing the group leverage over one of the last open arteries for Gulf oil. The advance, completed Friday after a week-long offensive, coincided with…

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