Event Brief
UPDATED Sep 18, 2026 at 7:09 AM ET
Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Houthi offensive squeezes global oil supply corridors
By The BriefBrief
A Houthi offensive in Yemen has brought a second key energy corridor in the region under the sway of Iran and its allies. The development is described as widening Middle East instability and tightening global oil supply conditions.
WHO: Houthi forces
WHAT: A Houthi offensive in Yemen shifts control of a second vital regional energy corridor toward Iran and its allies.
WHEN: Reported Sep 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Yemen
WHY: The offensive has put a second vital energy corridor in the region under the sway of Iran and its allies, squeezing global oil supplies.
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 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 control expansion threatens Red Sea oil exports
· Sep 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM 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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