Yemen's Houthis attack Saudis, seize crucial Red Sea islands - DW.com

Iran-backed Houthi rebels have tightened their grip on a key shipping route, capturing two strategic Red Sea islands. The closure of another global transport route is the latest ripple effect of the US war with Iran.

https://p.dw.com/p/5Ma90 With the Strait of Hormuz already closed, Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab passage only increases pressure on Saudi Arabia and the US Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Monday announced they had captured Greater and Lesser Hanish Island in the southern Red Sea .

The move bolsters the group's ability to choke traffic in another key global maritime shipping route as the ripple-effect of the war in Iran grows.