# Iran-backed Houthis seize Perim Island. What’s next?

https://mins.news/en/video/55257

- CNN, 2026-09-11 22:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxYc5syhIss

> Iran-backed rebels in Yemen captured strategic Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on Friday, potentially extending Tehran’s influence over another major global shipping route, according to two Yemeni government sources. The Houthis had seized the port town of Mocha a day earlier while seeking control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, raising concerns about shipping, oil prices and a possible new front in the US-Iran war.

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