Event·Maritime

Houthis Seize Mocha, Tightening Grip on Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea Shipping

10 SEP 2026 · 1605Z

Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the war to end after mid-term elections.