# Iran war: Saudi-Houthi escalation intensifies Yemen conflict

https://mins.news/en/item/54510

- DW, 2026-09-11 11:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-saudi-houthi-escalation-intensifies-yemen-conflict/a-79226627?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Iran-backed Houthi forces seized Mokha, Dhubab and Perim this week and exchanged missile and drone attacks with Saudi Arabia. Control of the strategic sites near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait threatens to draw Yemen deeper into the Middle East war, while the Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out dozens of airstrikes in four Yemeni provinces.

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