Explainer 536: What leverage would the Houthis’s seizing of Bab al-Mandab give Iran?

 

The Iran-backed Houthis have launched their largest offensive in years, seizing key ports and islands along the Bab al-Mandab strait. What sway will this give Iran over the global economy and ending the war?

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