The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen’s port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 80 kilometers…

Government forces retreat south to establish alternate command center, aiming to keep vital shipping route in their hands; women and children flee Mocha for safer provinces

Iran-backed militia's advance threatens vital Bab Al Mandeb strait and risks disrupting global energy shipments

Houthi capture could have implications well beyond fighting in Yemen and add another threat to global shipping