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Update: Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen

A report from NPR News sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

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A report from NPR News focuses on “Update: Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen” and sets out the main development contained in the supplied source material.

The rebel group took over Yemen's port of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials stated. The report also notes that Mokha is about 50 miles from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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