Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping
The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group has taken control of Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha
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- Iran-backed Houthis capture Red Sea port, putting more pressure on oil markets
- Yemen govt forces, Houthi rebels battle for control of Red Sea gateway
- Yemen’s war is back: A new battle for Sanaa and the Red Sea
- Houthis advance along Yemen’s southern Red Sea coast
- Yemen’s Houthis report attack on Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea
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