Event Brief
Houthis seize Perim island, threatening Red Sea shipping
By The BriefBrief · Sources (35)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 12, 2026 at 10:10 AM ET
Summary: Saudi Arabia shut down its 1,200-km East-West crude oil pipeline after an aerial attack, with Baghdad and Riyadh saying the drone originated in Iraq. The strikes coincided with Houthi advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including capturing Perim island near the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
WHO: Houthis; Saudi Arabia
WHAT: Houthis captured Perim island near the Bab el-Mandeb strait while Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West crude oil pipeline after an aerial attack.
WHEN: Sep 12, 2026 at 7:13 AM ET
WHERE: Bab el-Mandeb strait, Yemen
WHY: The pipeline shutdown followed an aerial attack on the conduit, while the island capture threatened to further disrupt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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