At the narrow throat of the Bab al-Mandab strait, where the Red Sea has long served as a corridor between civilizations and economies, Iran-aligned Houthi forces have seized Perim Island — a volcanic fragment whose smallness belies its outsized role in the movement of global goods. The fall of the island, following a cascade of military reversals for Yemen's UN-backed government, places roughly 12 percent of world trade under the shadow of forces hostile to Western interests. With Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline shuttered after drone strikes and oil prices climbing past $100 a barrel, what u
Houthis seize Perim Island, tightening grip on vital Red Sea shipping route
The Houthi offensive has cost more than 500 lives and displaced approximately 46,000 people according to UN migration agency data.