# Iran-backed Houthis seize near control of vital Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane

https://mins.news/en/item/55126

- France 24, 2026-09-11 20:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260911-iran-backed-houthis-seize-near-control-of-vital-bab-el-mandeb-shipping-lane

> Officials said Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured strategic Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. The rapid operation opens a new front in the Iran war and threatens energy supplies, particularly Saudi oil exports, moving through the key shipping route.

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