The militia captured the island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a choke point for trade. Saudi Arabia also announced it had shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack launched from Iraq.
Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/world/middleeast/yemen-houthis-bab-al-mandab.html
Author : Adam Rasgon, Shuaib Almosawa, Saeed Al-Batati and Pranav Baskar
Publish date : 2026-09-11 22:22:00
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