Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route

2026-09-11 22:22 • ;Adam Rasgon, Shuaib Almosawa, Saeed Al-Batati and Pranav Baskar
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
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