Yemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting Escalat…
Published by YuToday Staff
45 minutes ago · 1:54 readSeptember 4, 2026
The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade. Shuaib Almosawa and Saeed Al-Batati first reported the story. This YuToday briefing gathers the confirmed facts, what changed, and what to watch next.
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The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade. The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade.
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The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade. Shuaib Almosawa and Saeed Al-Batati first reported the story. This YuToday briefing gathers the confirmed facts, what changed, and what to watch next.
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The first report we used was published by Shuaib Almosawa and Saeed Al-Batati.