Yemen's Houthis attack Saudis, seize crucial Red Sea islands
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have tightened their grip on a key shipping route, capturing two strategic Red Sea islands. The closure of another global transport route is the latest ripple effect of the US war with Iran.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized control of the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. This move strengthens their grip on a key maritime shipping route. According to PBS NewsHour, the islands were captured by the Houthi rebels.
The capture of the islands has been described as tightening the Houthi rebels' grip on a key shipping route by DW English and DW News. The development is seen as a ripple effect of the US war with Iran.
A crucial Saudi oil pipeline was damaged in an attack last week and is expected to remain largely out of service for several weeks, according to Gulf News. The pipeline, which can transport up to 7 million barrels of oil a day, carries crude from Saudi Arabia's oil-producing east across the kingdom to Red Sea export facilities in the west. Repairs to the 1,200-kilometre East-West Pipeline could take three to five weeks.
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