RIYADH: Yemen’s military on Thursday urged international support for the legitimate government’s battle against the Houthis as they advanced toward the critical Bab El-Mandeb Strait. If the Iran-backed militant group gained control of the coast along the strategic waterway, it would threaten freedom of maritime navigation, international trade, and the flow of energy supplies, the country’s armed forces said. “Empowering and supporting the legitimate Yemeni government to dismantle the Houthi proj
