Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuDonald TrumpTrump, Netanyahu and the Iran questionTrump vows to be at centre of US midtermsHow Iran war fallout may shape US electionsA visual guide to redistrictingLive updates, liveThis video may contain light patterns or images that could trigger seizures or cause discomfort for people with visual sensitivities.Al Jazeera LiveBy Rached El-Moctar, Virginia Pietromarchi, Mariem Bah and Hala Al ShamiPublished On 10 Sep 2026
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are rapidly advancing along the Red Sea coast threatening to gain more leverage over the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important trade routes.
The Houthis report about 40 air strikes were launched by Saudi Arabia in a new salvo following their attacks on oil facilities and civilian infrastructure deep inside the kingdom.
