Bab el-Mandeb
Bab el-Mandeb
2 stories tagged Bab el-Mandeb.
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Rebels Just Took Full Control of a Strait 12% of World Trade Depends On
Houthi forces completed their takeover of the Yemeni side of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait this week — days after a separate drone strike shut down a major Saudi oil pipeline.
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The Port That Named the World's Coffee Just Fell to a War. Trump Just Turned Down a Request to Join It.
Yemen's Houthi rebels seized the historic port of Mocha this week, tightening their grip on a critical Red Sea shipping route. Saudi Arabia's crown prince personally called President Trump twice asking for U.S. strikes. Trump said no.