Episode Details

The Iran war widens again as Houthi forces seize Yemen’s historic Red Sea port of Mocha, pushing closer to the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait and threatening another vital global shipping chokepoint. The United Nations responds with an emergency Security Council session as fighting intensifies across Yemen.

In this episode of Epic Fury: The US-Iran War Podcast, we examine the Houthi capture of Mocha, the collapse of another government position on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, and what control of the area could mean for shipping between the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. With Houthi forces reportedly advancing toward Dhubab and the Hanish Islands, the war is creating a dangerous second maritime front alongside the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.

We also examine confirmation that Iranian missiles damaged American military aircraft at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, including an A-10 Thunderbolt and F-15E Strike Eagles, as well as the latest unexplained explosions along Iran’s Hormozgan coast.

Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia intensifies its campaign against the Houthis, Iran’s promised restricted maritime zone around the Strait of Hormuz remains delayed, and Tehran continues to challenge the International Atomic Energy Agency’s referral of its nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council.

The episode also covers President Trump’s latest comments on the war, including his warning over Iran’s suspected underground Pickaxe Mountain facility and his prediction that the conflict could end after the US midterm elections.

Plus, oil prices surge as markets react to the expanding conflict, Israel-Hezbollah tensions continue in southern Lebanon, and we explain why the Bab al-Mandeb Strait could become the next major flashpoint in the US-Iran war.

Epic Fury provides a daily, independent-style briefing on the US-Iran war, Iran, Israel, Yemen, the Houthis, the Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea shipping, Middle East geopolitics, military developments and the global economic impact of the conflict.

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