Yemen causing concern in region
Country borders Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb.
Houthi rise in Yemen raises alarm in Horn of Africa
The strain has been created due to the recent abandonment of the Hanish Islands by Yemeni forces as the Houthis continue to consolidate their advance after they took over Yemen’s Hudaydah port.
As of late, there has been a fresh strain of relations between Iran on one side and the U.S. and NATO on the other. But it is Iran’s increasing influence on the Bab el Mandeb waterway – not its nuclear program – that has caused a fresh diplomatic and military stress.
The strain has been created due to the recent abandonment of the Hanish Islands by Yemeni forces as the Houthis continue to consolidate their advance after they took over Yemen’s Hudaydah port.
A Djiboutian marine source told The Anadolu Agency on Monday that the loss of the Hanish Islands to the Houthis militants would diminish Yemen’s influence. According to the source, this has become a cause of concern for an international coalition against piracy and contraband.
The Hanish Islands dominate the strategic Bab al-Mandeb straight between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, one of the world’s busiest waterways.
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