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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a dinner in the East Room of the White House, November 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
September 11, 2026, 1:30 pm
Trump said to reject Saudi request for strikes on Houthis, who are now reportedly completing Bab el-Mandeb takeover
MBS called US president twice as Iran-backed Yemeni group advanced on key coastal city of Mocha, report says; Iran-backed rebels widen their hold at waterway vital to global energy shipping
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A fighter with Yemen’s Houthi rebels carries a rocket-propelled grenade launcher as they march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, September 10, 2026. (AP Photo)
September 10, 2026, 3:23 pm
Yemen’s Houthis seize port city of Mocha, closing in on strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Government forces retreat south to establish alternate command center, aiming to keep vital shipping route in their hands; women and children flee Mocha for safer provinces
By Reuters
Forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government stand near a pickup truck in the Hays district, south of Hodeidah, September 5, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
September 8, 2026, 10:41 am
Houthi attack on Saudi oil facilities wounds 73, some operations halted
Fires erupt at several sites; senior Saudi air force officer vows coalition will respond firmly to attacks; Houthis say they will soon make statement about large-scale op
By Agencies
Children watch as internally displaced Yemenis who fled their homes due to renewed clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the country’s Houthi rebels, unload their belongings and set-up makeshift homes in the al-Kadah area of the Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen on September 6, 2026. (Ahmad AL-BASHA/AFP)
September 7, 2026, 11:46 pm
Houthis say 7 killed in Saudi strike on Yemen prison as Bab el-Mandeb battle intensifies
Days of fighting near strategic Red Sea chokepoint have left more than 300 dead; UN warns renewed large-scale fighting would have ‘grave consequences’
By AFP
A Houthi supporter paints his face in green and carries a flag during a rally to mark Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, known as Moulid, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
September 6, 2026, 7:09 pm
More than 300 fighters killed in Yemen clashes over last 4 days, amid Houthi offensive
Iran-backed rebels launched campaign Thursday to cut off port city of Mokha on way to Bab el-Mandeb strait, sparking deadliest fighting since collapse of 2022 truce in July
By AFP
Forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government stand near a pickup truck in the Hays district, south of Hodeidah, September 5, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
September 5, 2026, 7:57 pm
Over 60 killed in Yemen as Houthis battle Saudi-backed forces near Red Sea gateway
Death toll includes 6 civilians on bus reportedly struck by Iran-backed terror group; Saudi jets target rebel positions as government forces seen heading to front lines
By AFP
Houthi supporters shout slogans in front of posters showing from right to left; late Iranian IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, late Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh, during a rally to mark Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, known as Moulid, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
September 4, 2026, 6:26 pm
Over 120 killed in Yemen clashes as Houthis push toward key strait
Yemeni military official says 66 men killed, and Houthi sources claim 62 operatives dead in fighting that erupted Thursday after Iran-backed terror group launched offensive
By AFP
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. The banner in Arabic reads, "All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
August 21, 2026, 5:32 am
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted Saudi airport, Aramco facility
Iran-backed rebels claim drone attacks after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Saudi Arabia would be ‘unable to contain’ them
By AFP
Illustrative: The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel is all that is seen at the surface of the water in the Port of Mokha, the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city Mokha, held by Yemen’s internationally recognized, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
August 19, 2026, 6:25 pm
Houthis planning to seize vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen government warns
Such an assault would cement Iran-backed rebels’ control over one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and give Tehran a foothold in a second vital waterway in the Middle East
By AFP
Flames and smoke rise from the port of Mokha during a strike in Yemen, August 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
August 16, 2026, 5:14 am
‘Everyone lives in fear’: Yemenis dread renewed war as Houthis launch attacks
Yemeni citizens express anxieties over reliving cycles of displacement and violence of brutal civil conflict after rebel attacks on government areas upend 2022 truce
By AFP
This handout picture released by Iran’s Army office on July 24, 2023, shows an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 tactical bomber aircraft releasing bombs during the Fadayeeyan Hareem Velayat aerial exercise in Iran. (Iranian Army office/AFP)
August 15, 2026, 8:55 pm
Iran calls on Qatar to free three pilots it says were downed, captured in war
Doha denies holding the pilots, who it says failed to respond after violating Qatari airspace in March; UAE accuses Tehran of launching fresh strike on one of its ships in Hormuz
By Agencies
Pakistani crew member Zaheer Ahmed, right, receives medical treatment at 2 December Hospital in Mokha, Yemen, on August 12, 2026, after the cargo ship Tihama was struck in a Houthi attack in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s Dhubab district on August 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
August 14, 2026, 2:26 pm
‘People were burning’: Crew members of ship hit by Houthis recount attack
Internationally recognized Yemeni authorities say 6 people were killed, at least 9 wounded when Iran-backed rebels launched three missiles at vessel as it was coming into port
By AP
An armed student waves a Yemeni flag as he is flanked by a peer waving a Palestinian flag and others displaying the Houthi rebels' banner, which reads 'Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews,' at a rally in support of the Iran-backed rebels amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, on the Sanaa University Campus in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, on July 22, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 12:55 pm
Houthi attack on Yemeni port city kills 8, government official says amid strained truce
Iran-backed group also claims drone attack on Saudi Aramco refinery, as UN warns of highest risk of renewed civil war since 2022 truce, as humanitarian crisis deepens
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, spokesman for Yemen's Houthi group, speaks during a rally denouncing Israel in Sanaa on January 3, 2025.(Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
August 13, 2026, 4:34 pm
X suspends Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree’s account amid regional escalation
Social media platform says account used to claim attacks by Yemeni rebels violated its rules, but doesn’t specify how; Yemeni government soldier killed as Houthi attacks intensify
By ToI Staff and AP
FILE: A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane off Yemen’s Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
August 11, 2026, 3:23 pm
Six killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Yemeni officials blame group for attack on Tanzania-flagged vessel at Red Sea mouth, but Iran-backed rebels yet to claim responsibility; Houthis also target Yemeni port city
By Agencies
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