A map of Yemen showing the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital maritime chokepoint linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and a key route for global shipping. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons during a protest against US strikes on Iran in Sanaa on July 10, 2026. (AFP)
A passenger airplane flies over a smoldering fire at a Saudi Aramco oil depot after a Yemen Houthi rebel attack, as the sun rises in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, March 26, 2022. (AP)
