Red Sea nations watch as Houthis seize Bab al-Mandeb strait
Houthi forces are now positioned just 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the African coast and essentially control the strategically significant Bab al-Mandeb strait, a chokepoint for Red Sea maritime traffic.
The Yemenis’ new position as gatekeepers to the Red Sea has given Eritrea, also across the Bab al-Mandeb strait from Yemen, a key geostrategic role.
Houthi politburo member Hazem al-Assad insists that “freedom of navigation and international trade in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb are safe and orderly” and Iran insists that their Yemen allies are an independent group.
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