Yemen’s Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane
people_cultureUTC: 2026-09-11 17:16:25
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.