Yemen, Bab al-Mandab and Saudi Arabia: Tehran’s strategic calculus in the balance

Yemen, Bab al-Mandab and Saudi Arabia: Tehran’s strategic calculus in the balance Recent Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and the Yemeni group’s growing leverage over Red Sea shipping have played to Iran's strategic advantage, increasing pressure on Riyadh and strengthening Tehran’s position in the regional conflict. The Houthis’ capture in September of the strategic Yemeni port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed government forces has placed a vital alternative route for Saudi oil exports

Source: Middle East Eye