Yemen's Former PM Warns Western Security at Risk in Taiz Conflict
Source Summary
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, adviser to Yemen's president and former prime minister, stated that control of the southwestern city of Taiz is critical to western security. He warned that if Iran-backed Houthi rebels capture Taiz, they would control the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait in the Red Sea and the route to Aden, seat of the UN-recognised government. Saeed characterized the Houthis' use of drones as a 'new era of radical terrorism.'
Why it matters
Control of Taiz determines access to the Bab al-Mandab strait and the route to Aden, making it strategically significant for regional stability and international shipping in the Red Sea.
