Houthis seize port facing Africa as control of vital Red Sea route comes under threat
Iran-aligned Houthi fighters have captured a strategic Yemeni port near Africa, giving the armed group greater leverage over one of the world’s most important shipping routes as oil prices climbed above $105 a barrel. Houthi fighters have captured Yemen’s strategic Mocha port, approximately 80 kilometres from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The waterway separates Yemen from…








