Event Brief
Houthis expand attacks threatening Saudi oil exports
By The BriefBrief · Sources (44)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 18, 2026 at 7:09 AM ET
Summary: After a week of Houthi attacks, the group has made its biggest land grab in years, reigniting Yemen’s 12-year civil war. The fighting has extended their reach toward a key maritime chokepoint and is pushing up global fuel prices, raising risks to Saudi Arabia’s oil exports.
WHO: Houthi forces
WHAT: Houthi attacks and a major land grab extend their reach toward a key maritime chokepoint, threatening Saudi oil exports and lifting global fuel prices.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 4:02 AM ET
WHERE: Yemen
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 19 of 19 earlier reports)
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Houthi control of Red Sea “Gate of Tears” boosts Iran
· Sep 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
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Houthis capture Greater and Lesser Hanish islands
· Sep 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM ET
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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 (44):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ABC7 News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Brussels Signal,
CBS News,
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,
Rio Times,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TWZ,
Tampa Free Press,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Washington Post
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