While domestic headlines chase the midterms, Yemeni Houthi militia forces made their biggest land grab in years — seizing the Red Sea port of Mokha along with several islands inside the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to NPR’s international reporting.
That strait isn’t just a name on a map. It’s one of the busiest shipping chokepoints on Earth, and control over it affects fuel prices, shipping insurance rates, and Saudi oil exports. Coverage of the region says the move has reignited Yemen’s 12-year civil war and is already pushing global fuel prices upward.
If you’ve noticed gas creeping up and wondered why, this is a piece of that puzzle that isn’t getting explained in the coverage you’re seeing.
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