# JD Vance insists US is ‘on top of’ Houthi advance in Red Sea

https://mins.news/en/item/58101

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-14 17:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/14/jd-vance-insists-us-is-on-top-of-houthi-advance-in-red-sea?traffic_source=rss

> US Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration is “very much on top of” the Houthi advance in Yemen after the group seized key Red Sea islands. He says Washington is in close contact with Saudi Arabia and has held direct talks with the Houthis.

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