# Iran-backed Houthi seizure of Yemen’s Mocha threatens second global shipping chokepoint

https://mins.news/en/item/53536

- Fox News, 2026-09-10 19:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-backed-terror-groups-latest-territorial-grab-threatens-second-global-shipping-chokepoint

> Iran-backed Houthi forces reportedly seized Yemen’s strategic port city of Mocha and advanced toward positions overlooking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move comes as shipping through Hormuz remains severely constrained, raising the risk of further disruption to oil and commercial traffic. Yemeni government sources said the Houthis also reached the Hanish Islands as Saudi-backed forces withdrew south.

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