# Iranian arms and advice helped Houthis seize key Red Sea city, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/53374

- Reuters, 2026-09-10 16:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-arms-advice-helped-yemens-houthis-seize-key-red-sea-city-sources-say-2026-09-10/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa2dc3851db2900010ed7ed

> Yemeni government, Iranian and regional sources say the Houthis’ rapid advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast this week received direct guidance from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. They said the move was intended to open a new front in Iran’s war with the United States.

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