The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen’s port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea and the Gu...
Source: [France24](https://www.france24.com/en/iran-backed-houthi-rebels-take-strategic-port-city-in-yemen-raising-threat-to-red-sea-shipping)