A Red Sea crisis deepens as the Saudi East-West pipeline is shut down and the Houthis grab effective control of the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

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Satellite imagery shows a black plume of smoke across the desert between Medina and Mahd adh Dhahab.

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The capture of an island and coastal town tightens the militants’ grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a crucial alternative to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The capture strengthens the Houthis’ ability to disrupt shipping through Bab el-Mandeb, potentially increasing Iran’s leverage over the U.S.