Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia captured the strategic island of Perim at the mouth of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on September 11, 2026, and also seized the mainland coastal town of Dhubab. The advance tightens their control over one of the world's most critical shipping lanes and poses renewed threats to regional oil supplies.
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Iran-backed Houthi militia also take mainland Red Sea coastal town of Dhubab
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By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war.
The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.
"Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni govt sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war. Meanwhile, the vital East-West oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia, which has helped relieve the logjam in the Strait of Hormuz, was temporarily shut down by a dron