The Iran-backed militia has seized most of western Yemen to effectively control the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the gateway to the Red Sea and therefore the Suez Canal

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The Iran-backed group's effective takeover of Yemen's western coast comes with serious regional and global implications. The world needs to act.

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Al Majalla lays out 10 factors that give government forces an edge in this round of fighting, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch a fresh offensive to gain control of the country's Red Sea coast