Event Brief
UPDATED Sep 18, 2026 at 7:09 AM ET
Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Houthi control expansion threatens Red Sea oil exports
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Iran-backed Houthi militants expanded their control of the Red Sea, threatening a critical route for exporting Persian Gulf crude. The shift raises concerns that Gulf tankers have fewer ways to move oil through the region.
WHO: Iran-backed Houthi militants
WHAT: Expanded control of the Red Sea threatens a key export route for Persian Gulf crude.
WHEN: Reported Sep 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM ET
WHERE: Red Sea
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 19 of 19 earlier reports)
Houthis expand attacks threatening Saudi oil exports
· Sep 18, 2026 at 7:09 AM ET
Houthi control of Red Sea “Gate of Tears” boosts Iran
· Sep 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
Houthis capture Greater and Lesser Hanish islands
· Sep 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM ET
Houthis seize more Red Sea islands to tighten shipping control
· Sep 14, 2026 at 9:06 AM ET
Houthis deploy fighters on Hanish islands near Bab el-Mandeb
· Sep 14, 2026 at 6:07 AM ET
Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia
· Sep 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
Houthi offensive squeezes global oil supply corridors
· Sep 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM ET
Houthi capture of Perim puts them in US kill box
· Sep 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
Houthis’ attacks test Iran’s regional influence
· Sep 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM ET
Fighting escalates around Yemen’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait
· Sep 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM ET
Houthis seize Red Sea island, threatening shipping
· Sep 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
Houthis seize Mokha port, tighten control of Bab al-Mandab
· Sep 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
Houthis strike Saudi mosque, injuring people
· Sep 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
Houthis seize Perim island, threatening Red Sea shipping
· Sep 12, 2026 at 10:10 AM ET
Houthi rebels seize Mayun island near Bab el-Mandeb
· Sep 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM ET
Houthi forces seize Mocha port, threaten Bab el-Mandeb
· Sep 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
Iran-Backed Houthis Seize Island and Red Sea Town
· Sep 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Houthis reportedly seize Mokha port in Red Sea
· Sep 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
Houthis capture Mokha port, push toward Bab al-Mandeb
· Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
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