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Houthis warn against intervention; threaten to fully close Bab al-Mandeb
Houthi forces seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.

Houthi forces seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast while Saudi Arabia suspends crucial oil pipeline following drone attack.


![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)
![Iranian crude oil carriers after being struck at an unknown location in this still image taken from video released on September 8, 2026 [US Central Command/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-08T230056Z_1478579696_RC2AFNAQJA7C_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-USA-NAVY-CARRIERS-1788908805.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)

A residential building and a telecom tower were struck overnight, as Iran and the US launched more strikes over Hormuz.
US energy companies have reaped billions from rising oil price, but their assets in the region remain at risk.
From Kuwait to Saudi Arabia, Gulf states are deepening defence ties with Pakistan, but its own gains remain unclear.
Omani and Iranian foreign ministers hold a call as Washington prepares economic sanctions.