Houthis seize Mayyun Island in Bab al-Mandab Strait...

The Houthis have seized Mayyun Island, described as the most strategic piece of terrain outside the Strait of Hormuz. The island sits in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key maritime passage linking the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.

Control of the island provides the Iran-backed group with leverage over shipping routes critical to global trade and regional security dynamics.