Iranian-Backed Houthi Broadcaster Says Saudi Airstrikes Have Hit Rebel-Held Mokha Airport in Yemen
Saudi airstrikes hit a rebel-held airport after the Houthis entered Mokha, as shipping through Bab al-Mandeb fell about 60%, officials said.
- Saudi airstrikes hit the Houthi-held Mokha airport in Yemen on Friday, an Iranian-backed Houthi broadcaster reported, a day after the rebels entered the strategic port city.
- The Houthis' entry into Mokha on Thursday marks their biggest territorial gain against Saudi-backed Yemeni opponents in years, placing them within 80 kilometers of the Mandeb Strait.
- Shipping relies on this route as Iran targets vessels in the Hormuz Strait; about 12% of the world's goods typically transit the area, though Houthi threats have curtailed that activity by about 60% since 2023.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran and Saudi Arabia spoke Thursday about diplomatic efforts to "restore stability" to the region; the Revolutionary Guard called for any settlement to include Yemen.
- Escalating fighting threatens the fragile truce that has largely halted Yemen's civil war since 2022, leaving 40 million people fearing a return to the conflict that killed 150,000 and brought many to famine.
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Saudi strikes hit Yemen's rebel-held Mokha airport as Houthis take an island near a key strait
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the entrance of the Red Sea, two officials said Friday in a swift advance that further threatens Saudi oil exports through one of the world's key commercial lanes.
Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held Mokha airport as Houthis take island near key strait
Yemen's Houthi rebels seized a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. This advance further threatens Saudi oil exports through a key global shipping lane. Saudi Arabia responded with airstrikes against the port city of Mokha, which the Houthis captured. The rebels' territorial gains could boost Iran's strategy to pressure the United States.
Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held Mokha airport as Houthis take an island near a key strait
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen ‘s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the entrance of the Red Sea, two officials said Friday in a swift advance that further threatens Saudi oil exports through one of the world’s key commercial lanes. Saudi Arabia responded with airstrikes against the airport in...
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Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held Mokha airport as Houthis take an island near a key strait
A senior military official with Yemen’s internationally recognized government said the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have taken the island of Mayun after government forces withdrew from there. A Houthi official confirmed the rebels were on the island, also known as Perim,…
On Friday, 11 September, a Houthi media report reports Saudi "two strikes" at the airport of Mokha, a Yemeni city whose rebels took control the day before. The Shiite militia seized a key island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, according to a local government official, claiming that it had taken control of the area.
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