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Yemen Houthis take control of key shipping route amid regional tensions
In a major week-long offensive, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline, including Mayyun and the Hanish islands in the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. The takeover leaves the group in command of a crucial global shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, driving crude oil prices past $100 a barrel and drastically heightening risks to international maritime trade.
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