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