Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen
Middle East Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen September 11, 20261:40 AM ET By The Associated Press Yemen's Houthi rebels gather during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. STR/AP hide caption toggle caption STR/AP ADEN, Yemen — The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen's port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Middle East Iran war leave U.S. bases in Gulf facing uncertain future The takeover gives Iran another potential point of leverage in its war with the U.S., analysts said, if the Houthis use their presence in Mokha to ramp up threats or attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
- ▪Middle East Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen September 11, 20261:40 AM ET By The Associated Press Yemen's Houthi rebels gather during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept.
- ▪STR/AP hide caption toggle caption STR/AP ADEN, Yemen — The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen's port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said.
- ▪Middle East Iran war leave U.S. bases in Gulf facing uncertain future The takeover gives Iran another potential point of leverage in its war with the U.S., analysts said, if the Houthis use their presence in Mokha to ramp up threats or atta
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Middle East Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen September 11, 20261:40 AM ET By The Associated Press Yemen's Houthi rebels gather during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. STR/AP hide caption toggle caption STR/AP ADEN, Yemen — The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group on Thursday took over Yemen's port city of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Middle East Iran war leave U.S. bases in Gulf facing uncertain future The takeover gives Iran another potential point of leverage in its war with the U.S., analysts said, if the Houthis use their presence in Mokha to ramp up threats or attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
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