Iran‑supported Houthi forces have secured substantial advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coastline following a major offensive designed to seize control of the Bab al‑Mandab Strait.
These territorial gains enable Iran and its Houthi allies to threaten—and potentially impede—oil and other cargo moving through two vital maritime chokepoints: the Bab al‑Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz.
