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Iran-backed Houthis now control a Yemeni island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea, officials say
September 11, 2026
The strait is a key alternative to the Iran-choked Strait of Hormuz, and the Houthis say their advance is part of an effort to target Saudi shipping.
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