# Thursday briefing: Yemen’s war continues to threaten oil supplies – but what about its people?

https://mins.news/en/item/62128

- The Guardian, 2026-09-17 05:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/thursday-briefing-yemens-war-continues-to-threaten-oil-supplies-but-what-about-its-people

> A rapid Houthi advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast is raising fears of a wider regional conflict and a new oil crisis. The Iran-aligned movement has captured strategic islands near the Bab al-Mandab strait while fighting Saudi-backed government forces, with civilian casualties rising and at least 100,000 people displaced in recent days.

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