Event Brief
Houthi capture of Perim puts them in US kill box
By The BriefBrief · Sources (36)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
Summary: Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, opening a new front at a key Red Sea shipping chokepoint. A former Pentagon press secretary and retired Navy captain warned the group has entered a vulnerable US Navy “kill box,” saying the US president could wipe them off the rock if he chooses.
WHO: Morgan Murphy, former Pentagon press secretary and retired Navy captain
WHAT: Murphy warned that Houthi forces that seized Perim Island have entered a US Navy “kill box.”
WHEN: Sep 13, 2026
WHERE: Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen
WHY: Murphy reacted to the Houthis’ seizure of Perim Island, arguing it places them within a US Navy “kill box.”
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