Yemen Fighters Take Key City Near Busy Shipping Route

Houthis, a fighting group in Yemen, took a key Red Sea city in early September 2026, sources said, using Iranian weapons and direct help from Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The gain puts them closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a doorway for ships. Holding it would widen their pressure on Red Sea shipping beyond Yemen's civil war with the Saudi-backed government.