Houthis Seize Red Sea Island; US-Iran Tanker War Escalates
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Houthis capture Zuqar Island and Mocha, threatening Bab al-Mandab strait, US destroys five Iranian tankers near Kharg Island, Iran retaliates with strikes on ten ships and a Jordan air base, oil tops $100 a barrel
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Yemen's Houthis seize port city Mocha, closing in on control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait | South China Morning Post
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Yemen's Houthis seize key city on Red Sea: military source | Al-Monitor
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Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to take control of Red Sea coast | The Guardian
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An island under fire: Why Zuqar has become a strategic flashpoint in the Red Sea | Noonpost
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Iran and US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks on shipping since war began | CNBC-TV18 / Defense News
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US strikes five Iranian oil tankers, as Iran attacks 10 ships, Jordan base | Al Jazeera
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Iran attacks American warships and base after U.S. sinks five Iranian tankers | NBC News
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U.S. Destroys Five More IRGC Tankers After Iran Targets Navy Warship | gCaptain
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Iran attacks 10 ships near Strait of Hormuz in response to US strikes, oil prices surge | Economic Times
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Iran claims to have attacked 10 ships near strait of Hormuz after US strikes | The Guardian
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Tehran Targets U.S. Base in Jordan In Retaliation for U.S. Destroying Iranian Oil Tankers | Time
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