Event Brief
Houthis capture Greater and Lesser Hanish islands
By The BriefBrief · Sources (37)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM ET
Summary: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said they captured Greater and Lesser Hanish Island in the southern Red Sea. The seizure is intended to strengthen their ability to disrupt shipping on another key maritime route, as Saudi-backed Yemeni forces seek to regain territory near the Bab el-Mandab Strait.
WHO: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
WHAT: Announced they captured Greater and Lesser Hanish Island in the southern Red Sea
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026
WHERE: Southern Red Sea
WHY: To bolster their ability to choke traffic on a key global maritime shipping route.
How this story developed (showing 17 of 17 earlier reports)
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Houthis seize more Red Sea islands to tighten shipping control
· Sep 14, 2026 at 9:06 AM ET
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Houthis deploy fighters on Hanish islands near Bab el-Mandeb
· Sep 14, 2026 at 6:07 AM ET
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Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia
· Sep 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
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Houthi offensive squeezes global oil supply corridors
· Sep 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM ET
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Houthi capture of Perim puts them in US kill box
· Sep 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM ET
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Houthis’ attacks test Iran’s regional influence
· Sep 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM ET
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Fighting escalates around Yemen’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait
· Sep 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM ET
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Houthis seize Red Sea island, threatening shipping
· Sep 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
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Houthis seize Mokha port, tighten control of Bab al-Mandab
· Sep 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
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Houthis strike Saudi mosque, injuring people
· Sep 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
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Houthis seize Perim island, threatening Red Sea shipping
· Sep 12, 2026 at 10:10 AM ET
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Houthi rebels seize Mayun island near Bab el-Mandeb
· Sep 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM ET
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Houthi control expansion threatens Red Sea oil exports
· Sep 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM ET
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Houthi forces seize Mocha port, threaten Bab el-Mandeb
· Sep 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
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Iran-Backed Houthis Seize Island and Red Sea Town
· Sep 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
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Houthis reportedly seize Mokha port in Red Sea
· Sep 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
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Houthis capture Mokha port, push toward Bab al-Mandeb
· Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Sources (37):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CNBC Top News,
CNN World,
Daily Maverick,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
MarketWatch,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TWZ,
Tampa Free Press,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
WSJ World News,
Washington Post
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