The rebels were reported Friday to have captured Perim, an island vital to controlling the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important shipping routes.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized Yemen's historic port city of Mokha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining...

Blocking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would isolate Gulf oil-producing countries from their main shipping routes after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.

The Houthis in Yemen are making significant strides towards seizing control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Recent clashes between Saudi-backed troops and the Houthis have become…

The Houthis’ interests converge with Iran’s strategic aims