Iran’s Houthis seize key Red Sea port as $100 oil threatens global economy

The Iran-backed Houthis have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of al-Mokha - apparently at the direction of the IRGC - as fighting in Yemen and Saudi Arabia escalates.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Sophia Yan speaks to Jerusalem correspondent Henry Bodkin about the pressure the war is putting on the Bab al-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz as oil prices pass the $100/barrel threshold for a second day. US President Donald Trump is clearly feeling the pressure, claiming the war will end following November’s midterm elections, and promising $5,000 cash payouts if Republicans retain Congress.

Plus, news that Iranian missile strikes damaged multiple US F-15 fighter jets in Jordan, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu denies being warned about Hamas’s October 7 attack by the UAE, and MSF’S Charlene Silvin shares her first-hand experiences of wartime destruction in south Lebanon.

Highlights

Iran’s Houthis seize key Red Sea port as $100 oil threatens global economyMSF’S Charlene Silvin on wartime destruction in south Lebanon

CONTRIBUTORS:

Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent, @sophia_yan

Henry Bodkin, Jerusalem correspondent @HenryBodkin

Charlene Silvin, MSF Project Coordinator in Lebanon

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