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“During the previous Yemen conflict, which began in 2014 and largely ended with a UN-brokered truce in 2022, Ansar Allah, the formal name of the Houthi group, had already laid siege to Taiz in 2015 and 2016.”

“Hostilities between the internationally recognised Yemeni government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, and the Houthis have been ongoing since July and escalated in September when the rebel group seized full control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast.”

“Houthi control over the Taiz-Aden road would lead to an effective siege of the city, Yemen's third-largest, inhabited by hundreds of thousands of civilians.”

“Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Iran-backed Houthis are engaged in a fierce struggle for the Taiz governorate, a key strategic area in the southwest of the country.”

“Houthi control over the Taiz-Aden road would lead to an effective siege of the city, Yemen's third-largest, inhabited by hundreds of thousands of civilians and where thousands of government forces are also stationed.”

“The Houthis launched new forces into an offensive to take the southwestern highlands of Yemen, a move that could put the internationally recognized government’s capital in danger if successful.”

“Major-General Sadeq Duwaid, spokesman for the Yemeni government-affiliated National Resistance Forces controlling areas adjacent to the strait, earlier warned that the Houthi siege of Mokha was a key manoeuvre to build operational footing along the Red Sea…”

“Iran cannot tolerate this naval blockade to continue, so Iran is already making preparations to break the siege.”