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Iranian-backed Houthis fight to block Red Sea passage for Saudi oil

Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait would be a setback for the Trump administration in its war with Iran, which has already blocked the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian-backed Houthis fight to block Red Sea passage for Saudi oil
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Fierce fighting was reported on Thursday along Yemen’s Red Sea coast as Iranian-backed Houthi fighters pushed to seize control over the Bab al-Mandab Strait — a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz for Saudi Arabia’s oil exports.
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