@jolyonIs the Red Sea turning into the next Strait of Hormuz? That question is rising as the fighting zone in Yemen pushes closer to the water. Houthi-led Yemeni Armed Forces state they shot down a Saudi-affiliated Wing Loong II drone today, allegedly during hostile missions this morning over the Maqbanah area in northwestern Taiz Governorate. A port for the Red Sea sits right in that same Maqbanah area. Saudi Arabia is actively engaged in conflict against the Houthis, which acts as a regional proxy for Iran. Meanwhile, Houthi rebels are seizing strategic territory from the internationally recognized Yemeni government in coastal areas. Source: army21ye (TG), BBC / Writer: Marie

@jolyonIs the Red Sea turning into the next Strait of Hormuz? That question is rising as the fighting zone in Yemen pushes closer to the water. Houthi-led Yemeni Armed Forces state they shot down a Saudi-affiliated Wing Loong II drone today, allegedly during hostile missions this morning over the Maqbanah area in northwestern Taiz Governorate. A port for the Red Sea sits right in that same Maqbanah area. Saudi Arabia is actively engaged in conflict against the Houthis, which acts as a regional proxy for Iran. Meanwhile, Houthi rebels are seizing strategic territory from the internationally recognized Yemeni government in coastal areas. Source: army21ye (TG), BBC / Writer: Marie