Houthi forces seized Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Sept. 11, 2026, threatening a chokepoint handling 10-12% of global seaborne

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized Yemen's historic port city of Mokha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining...

Blocking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would isolate Gulf oil-producing countries from their main shipping routes after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.

The Houthis in Yemen are making significant strides towards seizing control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Recent clashes between Saudi-backed troops and the Houthis have become…

Saudi and Yemeni officials said the Houthis are nearing control of much of Yemen’s coastline along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.