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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.
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.
Houthi forces struck the Saudi tanker Amzan off Yanbu on August 24, the latest strike since the group declared a naval blockade on Saudi shipping in July.
War risk insurance for southern Red Sea voyages jumped to over 1% of ship value after the Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in July 2026.
A Saudi Arabia-flagged very large crude carrier was hit by what Houthi forces described as a ballistic missile strike, the latest escalation in Red Sea shipping attacks.
