Diesel prices in the U.S. have hit a painful new milestone, $6 a gallon as, reports said, Houthi rebels in Yemen took the key Red Sea port city of Mokha.

Fire and smoke can be seen coming from Saudi Arabia's main East-West oil pipeline after a suspected strike by Houthi militants, who have been attacking the kingdom, according to reports citing video and satellite imagery.

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.

Almost three years after the Houthis first garnered international attention by attacking ships off Yemen, the rebels have only increased their violent influence in the Middle East. Here's a primer on the group that could push the price of global oil even higher.

The rebels’ capture of Mokha could boost Iran’s strategy of driving up world oil and gas prices to pressure the United States, experts say.

Yemen faces a potential return to civil war as the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are trying to prevent neighboring Saudi Arabia from using a crucial shipping route