Houthis reportedly take control of Bab el-Mandeb area and reach strategic island
A Yemeni government official told AFP that Houthi forces completed a takeover of the Bab el-Mandeb area, while separate reports say they reached the strategic island at the mouth of the shipping lane. The claims are not independently confirmed in the supplied information; Trump reportedly rejected a Saudi request for strikes on the Houthis.
Reported Houthi control around Bab el-Mandeb would threaten a vital international shipping chokepoint and increase the risk of wider regional military escalation.
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