Sandego.net – Frustration grows as Houthis widen their campaign in Yemen and the Red Sea region, increasing pressure on Saudi Arabia and raising fears over a crucial international shipping route. The Iran-backed movement’s seizure of a strategically important Red Sea island and advances along Yemen’s coast have added to concern during the US war with Iran and a global energy crisis.

The Bab al Mandeb Strait is central to those concerns. The narrow passage connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, carrying commercial traffic between Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. US officials believe the Houthis may be seeking longer-term leverage over the waterway.…