Rapid advance of Iran-backed force threatens key alternative shipping route to Strait of Hormuz.
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WorldPingIf the Houthis gain full control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz, it could give their backer Iran a critical advantage in the war with the U.S.
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