A Yemeni minister has said the Houthi rebels are plotting to seize land along the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, which would allow them to further threaten the vital shipping artery.

Such an assault would cement Iran-backed rebels' control over one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and give Tehran a foothold in a second vital waterway in the Middle East

DUBAI: A Yemeni minister has warned the country’s Houthi rebels are plotting to seize land along the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, which would allow them to further threaten the vital…