Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi

The Houthis, a Yemeni armed movement backed by Iran, seized approximately 115 kilometers of Red Sea coastline in September, including the strategic port of Mokha near a crucial shipping strait, potentially threatening global trade routes while escalating regional conflict.

Yemen's dormant conflict has reignited as Houthi rebels seized the Red Sea port city of Mocha and nearby islands, threatening critical maritime trade routes and alarming Saudi Arabia, which fears Iran-allied forces controlling global oil chokepoints.

Saudi Arabia established a 14-nation maritime defence alliance to protect Red Sea shipping routes and combat escalating attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, addressing threats to critical global trade corridors carrying oil and container cargo.