Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize a strategic port and island, opening a new battlefronttranslating…

September 11, 2026 • The rebel group took over Yemen's port of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 50 miles from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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Keywords#Houthi#Iran-backed#Iran-backed Houthi#mokha#port

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