# Yemen’s Houthis close in on stranglehold over strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait

https://mins.news/en/video/52815

- France 24 English, 2026-09-10 10:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QCYw-_AzqI

> Iran-aligned Houthi forces seized the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, according to four Yemeni government military sources, strengthening their leverage over the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Fighting with Saudi-backed government forces has intensified, creating a second theatre in the Iran conflict and threatening global energy supplies.

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