According to an AFP report citing a Yemeni government official, the Houthi rebels have successfully seized control of Miyun Island (also known as Perin Island), thus completing their control of the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Iran's Tasnim News Agency points out that the island is considered a precise checkpoint in the center of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and with the Houthi control of the island, this crucial waterway is now 100% under the control of Sana'a forces.