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UN Security Council meets on Yemen after Houthis seize city of Mocha
The Houthis launched a large-scale offensive last week against Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia.
![Yemen's Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, September 10, 2026. [AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26253314185952-1789073292.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The Houthis launched a large-scale offensive last week against Yemeni government forces backed by Saudi Arabia.
![Yemen's Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, September 10, 2026. [AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26253314185952-1789073292.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



![Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 5, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-05T075328Z_698144029_RC2SCNAEWPZK_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1788634735.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![An injured person in a hospital following a US attack on a telecommunications tower in Kuhestak, in Minab, Iran, September 4, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-04T190329Z_1939706523_RC2DCNA4V8ZU_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-USA-STRIKES-SIRIK-1788549938.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



Many of the US president’s goals remain unfulfilled, despite claims of victory.
Iran to issue terms for reopening Strait of Hormuz as mediating countries send delegations to Tehran to revive talks.
Officials review efforts being made to reduce war escalation and create ‘appropriate conditions’ for dialogue, Doha says
There are signs both sides could be ready to de-escalate, at least militarily, analysts say.
Sheikh Mohammed’s visit comes as US-Israel war on Iran nears its sixth month with no diplomatic breakthrough in sight.
Analysts say mine clearance alone is unlikely to make shipping ‘safe’ in the Strait of Hormuz.