Straits Times
Yemen's Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane
ADEN, Sept 11 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world's vital shipping…
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