Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Friday (September 11, 2026) reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, potentially tightening their grip on one of the world’s vital shipping routes. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had withdrawn from Perim and…
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