Event Brief
Houthis release footage from Mokha port after claiming control
By The BriefBrief · Sources (32)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM ET
Summary: Iran-backed Houthi rebels released video they say shows conditions inside Mokha port after they claimed control of the strategic city. Al-Masirah TV aired footage of what it described as military facilities, damaged ships and port hangars, alongside claims that fighters seized two nearby islands.
WHO: Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV
WHAT: Released video footage showing conditions at Mokha port and claimed seizure of two nearby islands
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM ET
WHERE: Mokha port, Yemen
WHY: The video was released after the Houthis claimed control of Mokha port and as fighting continued around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Sources (32):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CNBC Top News,
CNN World,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
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,
WSJ World News,
Washington Post
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