Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea

Houthi control of Mocha and advances towards the Bab el-Mandeb raise fresh concerns over Red Sea shipping and Saudi Arabia’s oil exports as US-Iran fighting disrupts regional energy routes.

Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the Iran war to end after the US midterm elections.