Bab el-Mandeb Strait faces growing threat as Houthi attacks raise fears of a second Hormuz

Iran-backed Houthis exploit Yemen's fractured state to threaten Bab el-Mandeb, raising fears it could become a second Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.

Houthi missiles target Yemen’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait Yemen’s Houthi group has targeted the Bab el-Mandeb strait area in the western part of the country with two missiles, the Houthi-affiliated Saba TV channel is reporting, citing a local source.

Yemen's Houthi rebels strike in Bab al-Mandeb strait: affiliated media  Dawn

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