Houthis seize Yemen Red Sea port city

胡塞武装夺取也门红海港口城市

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2026-09-11

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The Yemeni authorities say Houthi fighters have seized Mokha from Saudi-backed pro-government forces. The port sits on the Bab al‑Mandab strait linking the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean and strengthens the Iranian-backed group's control of a key shipping route for oil and goods between the Gulf, Asia and Europe. Also in the programme: We hear from former White House chief strategist, Steve Bannon about the legacy of Charlie Kirk as well as the dangers of AI; and a royal succession dispute in Uganda's Tooro Kingdom. (Picture: An armed man walks next to an armoured vehicle, as according to military sources Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Mocha, Yemen. Credit: Reuters)
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  • You're welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service coming

  • to you live from the BBC studios in central London with me, Sean Lay.

  • And we begin this NewsHour in Yemen.

  • The sounds of missiles being fired on the port city of Mocha, where the Iranian-backed Houthis have just taken control.

  • The owners of freighters struggling to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

  • because of the on-off, on-again fighting between Iran and the United States

  • have increasingly looked to alternative routes for their goods to travel through the Gulf.

  • On Thursday, one of those other options became much more difficult.

  • Mokka in Yemen, which had been in government hands, fell to the Houthi, who dominate much of the north of the country.