Event details
Iran-backed Houthi fighters advanced onto Yemen's strategic Perim Island after Yemeni government forces withdrew, giving the group control of both shipping lanes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait one day after seizing the port city of Mocha.
Context
Houthi control of Bab el-Mandeb alongside Iran's blockade of Hormuz gives Tehran's allies leverage over two of the world's most critical oil choke points simultaneously, intensifying pressure on Trump to authorize direct US intervention against the Houthis.
- Local time
- 8:30 PM Aden time, Sep 11, 2026
- Location
- Perim Island, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen
- Relationship
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