Home / PoliticsPoliticsThe New York TimesPoliticsThe New York Times·Sep 4, 2026·1 min readYemen’s Houthis Push Toward Red Sea Strait as Ground Fighting EscalatesThe Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade.View original source — The New York Times ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesWorldAl JazeeraWorldSep 4, 2026 · 1 minHouthi attacks on Yemen’s Taiz escalate, triggering new displacement waveAl JazeeraWorldAl JazeeraWorldSep 4, 2026 · 1 minAt least 100 killed as Yemen’s Houthis push towards key straitAl JazeeraWorldAl JazeeraWorldSep 3, 2026 · 1 minHouthi fighters clash with Yemeni government forces in country’s southwestAl JazeeraWorldCNAWorldSep 4, 2026 · 1 min81 dead as Yemen's Houthis push towards key strait: SourcesCNA
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