WorldIran-backed Houthis seize strategic Yemeni port city, threatening Red Sea shipping

Name: Iran-backed Houthis seize strategic Yemeni port city, threatening Red Sea shipping
Uploaded: 2026-09-10T19:18:55.000Z
Description: Iran-backed Houthi rebels took control of Yemen’s port city of Mokha on Thursday, according to Houthi and Yemeni officials. The city lies about 80 kilometers from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key Red Sea-Gulf of Aden passage used for roughly 12% of global goods shipments.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels took control of Yemen’s port city of Mokha on Thursday, according to Houthi and Yemeni officials. The city lies about 80 kilometers from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key Red Sea-Gulf of Aden passage used for roughly 12% of global goods shipments.

France 24 English 2026-09-10 19:18