Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping
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High confidence — 90/100
- Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane.
- And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.
Confirmed
- Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane.
- And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.