Yemeni Ansarullah forces reached the strategic islands of Perim and Hanish as well as the coastal towns of Mocha and Dhubab, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world’s vital shipping routes through the Red Sea.
Ansarullah forces had seized the strategic island of Perim on Friday at the mouth of the Red Sea, in the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
Meanwhile, the East-West oil pipeline was hit on Thursday morning in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and Medina regions, the Saudi Energy Ministry said.