Houthis push to control Bab al-Mandab as US reverses on Yemen strikes
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Houthi fighters are advancing to seize strategic heights along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, aiming to cut off government-held areas from Saudi-backed forces and secure the Bab al-Mandab strait, after Donald Trump reversed course on planned US airstrikes. The development expands fighting, displaces thousands, and underscores a muddled US stance toward Riyadh amid broader energy-security concerns in the region.
- Houthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minute The Guardian
- Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help The New York Times
- Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump is said to have called off strikes Reuters
- Iran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s growing civil war AP News
- Trump weighed strikes against Houthis in Yemen before holding off Axios
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