00:00We start with developments in the Middle East.
00:02Houthi forces have seized control of Yemen's port city of Mokar,
00:06expanding their hold over the Red Sea coast
00:09and putting more pressure on one of the world's key shipping choke points.
00:14Yemeni military says the advance gives the Houthis greater leverage over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait,
00:20the narrow waterway linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
00:24The Iran-backed Houthi forces have also reached the Hanish Islands near the Bab al-Mandeb,
00:29raising concerns over their ability to monitor or disrupt vessels.
00:34Any move to control the Bab al-Mandeb would give Iran another strategic advantage
00:40after the war effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz.
00:44Houthis have also stepped up attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and tanker traffic,
00:49bringing the conflict closer to the world's largest oil exporter.
00:53Saudi Arabia has been directly involved in the Yemen war for years,
00:57supporting the government against the Houthis.
01:00Crude prices extended their climb to their highest level this week since May
01:05to breach US$100 a barrel as hostilities in the Gulf continue
01:10and the prospect of peace gets even more remote.
01:13All right.
01:17ForILRA 드디어 anglaise at the workingöstere Rut or ETQ.
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