The offensive is an effort to wrest control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Houthis, a militia in Yemen backed by Iran.
Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-yemen-houthis-bab-al-mandab-strait.html
Author : Vivian Nereim, Saeed Al-Batati and Sanjana Varghese
Publish date : 2026-10-05 16:04:00
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