Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route
A view of the Bab al-Mandab strait from the Yemeni coast. Photograph: Khaled Ziad/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA view of the Bab al-Mandab strait from the Yemeni coast. Perim island, also known as Mayun, divides the waterway in two, close to its narrowest point.
- ▪A view of the Bab al-Mandab strait from the Yemeni coast.
- ▪Photograph: Khaled Ziad/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA view of the Bab al-Mandab strait from the Yemeni coast.
- ▪Perim island, also known as Mayun, divides the waterway in two, close to its narrowest point.
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| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT |
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A view of the Bab al-Mandab strait from the Yemeni coast. Photograph: Khaled Ziad/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA view of the Bab al-Mandab strait from the Yemeni coast. Photograph: Khaled Ziad/AFP/Getty ImagesYemenIran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping routeRampant Yemeni fighters take control of island in narrow point of Bab al-Mandab strait, which Saudi is relying on for oil exports Violence in Yemen: why it matters and how it is linked to the US-Iran war Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorFri 11 Sep 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 11 Sep 2026 09.05 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleYemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab strait, expanding their control of the narrow waterway, one of the world’s…
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