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Houthis seize Yemen's Mocha port and strike Saudi Aramco facilities
The capture of Mocha places Houthi forces within 80 km of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening a primary route for Saudi oil exports amid energy disruptions.
The capture of Mocha places Houthi forces within 80 km of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, threatening a primary route for Saudi oil exports amid energy disruptions.
The capture of the strategic port city of Mocha and several Red Sea islands gives Iran-backed forces unprecedented control over a critical global maritime artery.
The escalation follows the collapse of a four-year truce and threatens critical oil export routes via the Bab al-Mandab Strait as Saudi Arabia bypasses the closed Strait of Hormuz.
Hostilities have spiked in Yemen after the government disabled the Sanaa airport runway, prompting a retaliatory Houthi strike on Saudi infrastructure.