Yemen’s Houthi armed forces patrol as Yemeni prisoners loyal to the Houthi authorities arrive in the capital Sanaa on September 12, 2026, after being released on the west coast where he and others were being held by Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces. Some 210 prisoners were released following a week-long offensive, in which the Iran-backed Houthis on September 11, 2026, captured Yemen’s Red Sea coast from the internationally recognised government, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital artery for Saudi Arabian oil exports as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed amid the US-Iran war. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
Yemen’s Houthis launched a fresh barrage of missile and drone attacks on Saudi military targets on Monday, as Iran denied any involvement in the country’s revived civil war.
The group, fighting the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, last week seized control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which has become vital as the wider US-Iran war chokes the Strait of Hormuz
