Yemen, Houthis and Iran
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Yemeni government forces have advanced in western Taiz after successfully repelling a Houthi offensive.
After launching a significant campaign against forces of the internationally recognized government of Yemen on August 6, the Houthis seized the entirety of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and a strategic island in the Bab al Mandeb Strait by September 11.
Yemeni officials say the Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, strengthening their control of a major maritime shipping route. The rebels deployed fighters on
Houthi-aanvallen op Saudi-Arabië en in de Bab el-Mandebstraat vormen een extra hindernis voor elke poging van de VS om zich uit oorlogen in het Midden-Oosten terug te trekken.
More than 76,000 people in Yemen have fled their homes amid escalating fighting with Houthi militants in the country's southwestern coast.
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane.
There was no Saudi statement Sunday on any new attacks targeting the Houthis, who have been hitting Saudi oil infrastructure and shipping as part of a recently declared blockade.
An attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline and a simmering war between the Saudis and Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen are pushing oil prices up.