At a narrow passage between continents, where the tides of commerce and conflict have long converged, Iran-backed Houthi forces have completed their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — seizing Yemen's port of Mokha and the last islands standing between them and full dominion over one of Earth's most consequential waterways. The capture, swift and sweeping, has sent diesel prices in the United States to a record $6.05 per gallon and displaced tens of thousands of Yemeni civilians in a matter of days. As Saudi Arabia presses Washington for military intervention and analysts warn of a war with no
Houthis seize Red Sea chokepoint as diesel hits record $6/gallon
At least 46,000 people displaced from fighting in Yemen since last week, with numbers rising hourly as entire villages emptied from Taiz and Mokha areas.