# Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to control Red Sea coast

https://mins.news/en/item/52951

- The Guardian, 2026-09-10 11:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/10/houthis-seize-key-port-mocha-yemen-red-sea-coast-iran-saudi-arabia-us

> Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have seized the key port of Mocha as they push to control the country’s Red Sea coast. The advance has intensified fighting with the Saudi-backed government and could bring Iran and its proxies closer to control of the Bab al-Mandeb and Hormuz shipping chokepoints. Saudi Arabia has launched repeated airstrikes on Houthi targets.

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