NYTIMES (Vivian Nereim and Saeed Al-Batati) - Saudi and Yemeni Forces Attack Houthis to Retake Control of Red Sea Coast
The offensive is an effort to wrest control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Houthis, who are backed by Iran.
NYTIMES (Adam Rasgon, Shuaib Almosawa and Saeed Al-Batati) - Houthis Capture Crucial Red Sea Island Off Yemen, Officials Say
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
NYTIMES (Jenny Gross and Peter Eavis) - Shipping Risks Spread Across Crucial Middle East Oil Routes
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait are disrupting the passage of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.