Iran-backed Houthis attack Red Sea port in Yemen with ballistic missiles; at least 1 dead

By AP 15 August 2026, 11:45 am

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Yemen’s military says the Iranian-backed Houthis attacked a crucial Red Sea port under the control of the internationally recognized government, killing at least one security guard.

Col. Majed al-Nazili, the spokesman for the military, says in a statement that the Houthis fired six ballistic missiles on the Mokha port, in a “new terrorist aggression that targeted a vital civilian facility.” He says the attack wounded eight people and left two marines missing.

The attack was the latest by the Houthis on government-held areas and on Saudi Arabia and part of an escalation that threatens to plunge Yemen into a full-fledged conflict after a 2022 ceasefire stopped heavy fighting during the country’s civil war.