The Houthis’ biggest territorial gains in years, along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, could boost Iran’s strategy of driving up world oil and gas prices to pressure the United States.
This image taken from undated video released by the Ansar Allah Media Office, the media arm of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, shows a smoke from a wide explosion following what the Houthis described as an attack on Saudi-backed forces in eastern Jawf province, Yemen. (Ansar Allah Media Office via AP)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo)
This image taken from undated video released by the Ansar Allah Media Office, the media arm of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, shows a Houthi fighter firing a truck-mounted anti-aircraft gun during what the group said was an attack on Saudi-backed forces in eastern Jawf province, Yemen. (Ansar Allah Media Office via AP)
This image taken from undated video released by the Ansar Allah Media Office, the media arm of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, shows a pickup truck burning following what the Houthis described as an attack on Saudi-backed forces in eastern Jawf province, Yemen. (Ansar Allah Media Office via AP)
