Houthis Seize Strategic Port City of Mocha in Major Yemen Ground Advance
🏴 YEMEN — Houthis seize Mocha; Red Sea chokepoint map just changed. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Mocha sits on the Red Sea opposite Djibouti — controlling it extends Houthi coastal interdiction range northward and tightens their grip on Bab el-Mandeb. Already striking Saudi airbases and Gulf shipping, Houthis now hold both Red Sea flanks of Yemen's coast. For Riyadh, a ground defeat of the recognized government compounds the airbase strike yesterday. Saudi escalation timeline compresses further.
