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The rapid Houthi advance in Yemen: why it matters and what’s at stake

The Guardian UK · 11 September 2026 at 16:49

The rapid Houthi advance in Yemen: why it matters and what’s at stake

The Houthis have wrested control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed government, giving Iran and its allies control over a key shipping lane Violence has erupted again in Yemen, where a rapid advance by the Houthis in recent days is threatening another waterway critical to global shipping.

More than 1,000 people have been killed or wounded, and tens of thousands displaced by the most significant fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces in years.

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The rapid Houthi advance in Yemen: why it matters and what’s at stake

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