{
    "byline": "ByJONATHAN SPYER",
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    "dir": null,
    "excerpt": "In recent days, the Houthis have seized control of the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the southern Red Sea, continuing their lightning advance that has brought the organization to effectively control the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait.",
    "lang": null,
    "length": 9168,
    "publishedTime": null,
    "siteName": null,
    "title": "Inside the Houthi advance: How Iran's allies are helping tighten Tehran's grip on the Red Sea"
}