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PBS Newshour

Iran-backed Houthis seize island at entrance to Red Sea

Season 2026 Episode 187 | 2m 52s

Houthi rebels in Yemen consolidated lightning gains across the country's western coast. The group, which recently resumed fighting with the Saudi-backed government, also extended its hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a crucial chokepoint at the southern reaches of the Red Sea. Ali Rogin reports.

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