Event·Maritime

Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route

11 SEP 2026 · 1555Z

Rampant Yemeni fighters take control of island in narrow point of Bab al-Mandab strait, which Saudi is relying on for oil exports Why the rapid Houthi advance matters and what’s at stake Yemen’s rampant Houthi forces have captured the strategic island of Perim in the Bab al-Mand…