India, Oct. 5 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The latest round of fighting for control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait in Yemen has transformed a small maritime bottleneck into a much larger contest for power in the Middle East region.

The Iranian government is using the Houthis' control of the passage as an indication of a broader defeat for the United States, while the internationally recognized Yemeni government, with support from Saudi Arabia, is attempting to roll back their gains. On October 5th, forces aligned with the Yemeni government claimed that they had seized key positions in the Dhubab area overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb strait. Houthi-linked media rejected the claim, making the extent of the battlefield shift difficult ...