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Riyadh is preparing a possible coastal assault or wider Yemen military operation to reverse Houthi control of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a Red Sea chokepoint that has become a critical alternative route as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas confirmed that merchant vessels are queuing for naval escorts through the southern Red Sea because Operation Aspides lacks enough frigates to meet demand.
Iran-aligned Houthi forces have captured the strategic Yemeni port city of Mocha and are pushing toward the Hanish Islands, tightening their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait chokepoint used by global shipping.
At least six people were killed, including two rescue workers, after suspected Houthi missile strikes hit the Egyptian-owned cargo ship Tihamah near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, with ten more injured.
