Event·Maritime

Yemen's Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane

11 SEP 2026 · 1716Z

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.