G7 foreign ministers have called on the Houthis to end their actions against maritime trafficking, as Saudi-led coalition strikes on Mokha reportedly killed six people.
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, G7 foreign ministers urged the Houthis to end their military actions, while Saudi-led coalition strikes on the port of Mokha reportedly killed six people.
According to Le Monde, the Houthi movement is attempting to establish itself as an essential player in maritime security in the Red Sea, while maintaining pressure on Saudi oil tankers.
According to France 24, Yemeni forces, despite military and financial support from Saudi Arabia, have lost ground in recent days to a Houthi offensive on the Red Sea coast.
According to reports from France 24, Iran-backed Houthi insurgents have taken control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline following a rapid offensive, after seizing the strategically important Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
A swift offensive has allowed the Iran-backed insurgents to seize the entire western coast of Yemen, just days after capturing the strategically important Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, according to France 24.
According to France 24, the Iran-backed rebels launched a rapid offensive Friday, seizing Yemen's coastline and islands in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic maritime passage between Europe and Asia.
The Iran-backed movement claims to have consolidated its grip on Yemen's Red Sea coast and the strait's islands, following what it describes as a rapid offensive.