Red Sea Crisis · Multiple sources
Houthis celebrate seizing control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have been celebrating after seizing control of the Red Sea coast in a rapid offensive.
- Time span
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:11 CEST → 12 Sept 2026, 13:32 CEST
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- 3 sources
- Reports
- 4
- Trust
- strong · multi-source
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Rapid advance of Iran-backed force threatens key alternative shipping route to Strait of Hormuz.
Houthi fighters reached Perim Island which divides the Bab el-Mandeb into two shipping lanes after government forces withdrew, completing the group's takeover of the strait. Together with Iran's Hormuz blockade, this puts roughly a third of the world's seaborne trade under hostile control.
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Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have been celebrating after seizing control of the Red Sea coast in a rapid offensive.
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