Iranian arms and advice helped Yemen's Houthis seize key Red Sea city, sources say

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The Houthi advance in Yemen's Red Sea coast was supported by Iranian Revolutionary Guards providing arms and advice, aiming to open a new front in the Iran-US conflict. Seizing the port city of Mocha has strengthened the Houthis' control over the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, impacting global energy flows after the Strait of Hormuz blockade.

By Parisa Hafezi, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari DUBAI/ADEN/RIYADH, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Iran's war with the U.S., according to Yemeni government, Iranian and regional sources. By seizing the southwestern port city of Mocha, the Houthis have strengthened their chokehold on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key waterway whose disruption further constricts global energy supplies after Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.