Saudi Arabia and Houthis Clash Around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
As oil prices rise amid regional tension, US President Donald Trump announced that the Houthis want Washington not to intervene.
As clashes continue in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea and along the Yemeni coast, Saudi Arabia and the Houthis are launching reciprocal attacks.
Bab el-Mandeb Clashes
The Houthis and Saudi Arabia are carrying out reciprocal airstrikes and missile attacks as part of the clashes over the critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Yemen's Red Sea coast.
Control of Perim Island
Houthi forces captured Perim Island, gaining a strategic advantage in the strait and strengthening their presence on Yemen's Red Sea coast.
BRICS Summit and Oil
While BRICS leaders gathered in New Delhi agreed on protecting global energy supplies, oil prices briefly surpassed $108 a barrel.
Developments in the Strait of Hormuz
An agreement reached between Iran and Oman lays the groundwork for the reopening of the strait, while United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that an unknown object struck a vessel.
Yemen and Regional Migration
While it was reported that approximately 1,400 people fleeing the conflicts in Yemen took refuge in Djibouti over the last 24 hours, government forces are regrouping to return to the front lines in Marib.