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Trump Loses the Other Strait | The Houthi advance is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia.
The gist
Houthi forces seized towns and islands around the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
About a third of the world's daily oil shipments pass through those straits.
How it unfolded
- Sep 10, 2026Houthi forces broke through their enemies' defenses and seized the towns and islands around the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
- Sep 10, 2026Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman called Trump twice urging him to strike the Houthis, Axios reported.
- Sep 10, 2026A video circulated of Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, one of the group's top commanders and a cousin of its supreme leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, riding through Mokha in an Emirati armored vehicle.