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

https://mins.news/en/video/53545

- France 24 English, 2026-09-10 19:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrdxHuVoAz0

> 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.

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