Yemen's Houthi militia have captured strategic points on the Bab el-Mandeb strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes.
In addition to the Iran-backed group's takeover of the port city of Mokha yesterday, Yemeni government sources told several news agencies on Friday that the Houthis have now also captured the island of Perim, also called Mayyun in Arabic.
Reuters reported that Yemeni government forces said they had withdrawn from Perim, and that the Houthis had also taken the mainland Red Sea coastal town of Dhubab, located south of Mokha and closer to the narrowest part of the strait.
Mokha is located 80 kilometers up the Red Sea coast from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while Perim Island is located in the strait itself.
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