• The Saudi-led coalition has said that 13 civilians have been injured following a wave of ballistic missile and drone attacks launched by Houthi forces into Saudi Arabia.
• Houthi and Yemeni government officials say the Houthis have seized the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree says Saudi warplanes carried out 58 air raids across six provinces in the past 24 hours.
• Yemeni government forces have struck Houthi equipment and fighters in the Dhubab and al-Khokha areas along the Red Sea coast.

‘They want it all’: Expert says Houthis seek total control of Yemen

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis believe that using force is the most effective way to exert maximum pressure to achieve their goals, according to Mohammed al-Basha, a Yemeni security and intelligence analyst.

“And what the Houthis want today, they want it all. They want the entire Yemen,” al-Basha told Al Jazeera.

“They want to be recognized as the government, to control the resources, control the airspace, control the sea ports. Then they will negotiate with the Yemeni parties. They basically want the Saudis to recognize them as the government,” he added.

Al-Basha said that even if the Houthis take over the whole country, they will still seek a multibillion-dollar reparations and reconstruction package from Riyadh.

“And if the Saudis delivered, then what would guarantee that the Houthis will not ask for additional funding or more demands? It’s a tough place that the Saudis are facing right now,” he added.

While Iranian backing has helped the Houthis become a major regional player, al-Basha said Tehran does not hold total sway over the group’s decisions.

“I don’t think Iran has full control of the situation. They may have advisers on the ground, and they may be able to pressure the Houthis or encourage them to do certain things,” he said.

“Iran made the Houthis who they are today. But can the Houthis survive without Iran? Absolutely they can!” he added.

US intervention could prolong Yemen conflict, former US diplomat says

The battle for control of Yemen is intensifying, with government forces carrying out air strikes against Houthi positions. They are trying to stop further advances by the Iran-backed group, after a week of heavy fighting.

US Vice President JD Vance says Washington is concerned about the developments in Yemen and has spoken directly with the Houthis.

William Lawrence, a professor at American University and a former senior US diplomat, says the US will want to avoid being drawn into more regional conflict.

Saudi authorities issue public safety warnings for Taif, Yanbu and Jeddah

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence has issued urgent warnings alerting the public to “potential danger” across the Jeddah, Yanbu and Taif governorates.

The General Directorate of Civil Defence has urged citizens and residents to remain calm, proceed to the safest location and follow news through official channels to protect public safety.

Saudi authorities issue further safety warnings for Jazan and al-Ula

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence has issued a new urgent warning alerting the public to “potential danger” across the Jazan province and al-Ula governorate.

Saudi-led air strikes kill three in Yemen’s Taiz province

Three people, including two children, have been killed in Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Yemen, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reports.

Citing the Ministry of Health, the report said two others were injured in the attacks on the districts of Dhubab and Maqbanah in the southwestern Taiz province.

Armed forces affiliated with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government have retaken positions from the Houthis and are advancing in the province as clashes intensify.

Saudi Civil Defense says ‘danger’ has passed in six governorates

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence has announced that the “danger” has passed in six governorates: Jeddah, Yanbu, Taif, al-Ula, Abha and Jazan.

In a follow-up statement, authorities urged residents to continue adhering to safety instructions, avoid gathering or filming in the area and report any emergencies.

Saudi Civil Defense briefly alerts residents of Khamis Mushait and Abha of ‘potential danger’

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence has briefly issued an alert about “potential danger” in the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha. The agency announced the danger was over minutes later.

Several similar alerts were issued overnight in al-Ula, Jeddah, Jizan, Taif and Yanbu.

Oil climbs as Saudi pipeline outage, attacks heighten supply worries

Oil ‌prices continue to rise as concerns over supply disruptions persist after attacks on Saudi ⁠energy infrastructure left ⁠its East-West pipeline offline and cast doubt on efforts to ease shipping risks in the Gulf.

Brent crude futures rose $1.37, or 1.3 percent, to $107.05 a barrel at 04:06 GMT, while ⁠US West Texas Intermediate futures were up $1.53, or 1.51 percent, at $102.92.

“Oil traders are treating every fresh attack or infrastructure hit as incremental supply risk, while staying highly sensitive to any sign that the East-West pipeline or Hormuz flows could normalize,” said Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade.

Commodity vessel traffic through ⁠the Strait of Hormuz dropped to fewer than 10 transits a day ⁠over the weekend – from a 10-day average of 14 – raising concerns over a route that typically carried about one-fifth of global oil supplies before the US-Israel war on Iran began on February 28.

Saudi Arabia could begin to exhaust oil available ⁠for export within days unless it restores operations on the East-West pipeline, potentially removing as much as 4 percent of global oil supply from the market, ⁠according to buyers and traders.

“Plenty of uncertainty remains over the extent of damage and the duration of the outage for the ‌East-West pipeline in Saudi Arabia. Prices are likely to remain well supported until we get clarity,” ING analysts said in a note.

Yemen PM accuses Houthis of killing and displacing civilians in west coast assault

Saudi Arabia’s air force has targeted a complex in Khadir district in Hodeidah governorate with air strikes inflicting an unknown number of casualties, the Houthi rebels say.

Yemen’s governorates of Lahj, Taiz, al-Jawf, Marib, and Hajjah were hit by 54 Saudi strikes.

Yemen’s Saudi-aligned government, meanwhile, accused the armed group of killing civilians and forced displacement.

Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani said: “We will continue working to end the coup and restore state authority in Hodeidah governorate and throughout the country. What is happening on the west coast is a repetition of the Houthi militia’s pattern of subjugating local communities through killing and displacement.”

Aid supplies critically low as Yemen fighting displaces 125,000

The UN humanitarian agency says escalating hostilities in Yemen have displaced at least 125,000 people since the beginning of September, while civilian casualties continue to rise.

OCHA said at least 18,000 households have been forced from their homes since the start of the month, and that humanitarian organisations had provided aid to thousands of households as of September 12, but warned that supplies were critically low amid insufficient funding.

Humanitarian movements remain suspended in several locations along Yemen’s west coast because of violence, while key roads remain restricted or impassable, it added.

Saudi oil industry remains key Houthi target

Air strikes last night are forcing the Houthis to redeploy to minimize visibility because the strategy for this Yemeni group is to go into stealth mode.

This is because Saudi air strikes have been extremely consistent in targeting their positions in several regions, including the central provinces, areas west of Taiz, and also in the north.

Wherever there is a Houthi presence, the air strikes seem to follow. No ground fighting has been reported in the west of Yemen where the Houthis seized territory, but the Saudis are still bombing there.

The Houthis, meanwhile, have been consistently targeting sites inside Saudi Arabia, and the main focus for the group is its oil industry.

UNSC to discuss Bab al-Mandeb after Houthi gains

The UN Security Council will ⁠hold an emergency ⁠meeting on Tuesday to discuss the spiraling situation in ‌the Bab al-Mandeb strait, Reuters reports.

The ⁠meeting, ⁠called by France, will ⁠be held ⁠on Tuesday ⁠afternoon New York time, it reported, quoting two unnamed French diplomats.

Bab al-Mandeb is one of the world’s most important shipping routes. The 20km (12-mile) wide waterway lies between Yemen and Djibouti, connecting Europe to Asia.

Before fighting resumed this month, about 12 percent of global trade passed through it. In recent days, the Houthis have grabbed most of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including Mayyun Island, which lies in the strait.

‘Balance of power’ shifts in Middle East after Iran, Houthi energy threats

Middle East analyst Luciano Zaccara says it remains to be seen if Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen can push back the Houthi rebels after they captured strategic areas along the western coast.

He said events over the past week reflect a change in the “balance of power” in the region, with the Houthis seizing control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait and Iran attacks overshadowing the Strait of Hormuz.

“The Houthis have said they won’t close the [Bab al-Mandeb] strait but they can do it if they want to. Whether they are obeying Iran’s orders or not, the Houthis are doing a favour for Iran because they’re putting the two chokepoints in the same situation – in danger,” Zaccara said.

Saudi Arabia has been greatly impacted by the Houthi territorial advance in western Yemen, and the rise in oil prices reflects that, he added.

“We see that the alternative [energy shipment] routes that they’ve been trying to use to avoid the Strait of Hormuz have not been 100 percent useful as they expected.”

East African officials to discuss Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait

Foreign ministers who are part of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa are meeting in Djibouti to discuss a number of regional issues, including developments in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Ambassador Bankole Adeoye of Nigeria, the African Union commissioner for peace and security, and Guang Cong, the UN special envoy for the Horn of Africa, are also expected to be in attendance.

Delegates are set to discuss the security, humanitarian and economic repercussions of developments in the two critical global waterways, especially for IGAD member countries bordering the Red Sea.

Meanwhile, Djiboutian authorities have expressed concern that the continuing hostilities in the region, which have already caused an influx of migrant arrivals, could trigger larger waves across the Bab al-Mandeb, straining the country’s resources unless regional and international support is provided.

GCC chief condemns Houthi attacks on civilians in Saudi Arabia

The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure with ballistic missiles and drones.

Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi described the attacks as a “dangerous criminal escalation”, saying their continuation represented “a blatant violation of international law and a direct threat to the security and stability” of Saudi Arabia.

AlBudaiwi said GCC states “stand united alongside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and fully support measures taken by Riyadh to protect its territory, security and population.

Israeli army warns far-right government not to attack Houthis

Israel’s military has urged the government to refrain from launching attacks against the Houthis in Yemen, an Israeli news report says.

Unnamed security officials, quoted by the Haaretz newspaper, said Israel’s leaders should instead pursue a diplomatic course to form an international coalition to deal with Houthi territorial gains and new influence over the critical Bab al-Mandeb strait.

Tying the Houthi matter to the interests of the international community would help keep Iran at the centre of the global discourse, sources said.

Israel is preparing for the possibility that Iran might mobilise the Houthis against it if fighting between Iran and the US escalates, Haaretz reported. The Houthis and Israel traded strikes during the latter’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Saudi Arabia say it will respond ‘firmly’ to Houthi attacks

“The Joint Forces Command of the Coalition will deal with these attacks responsibly and firmly to protect the sovereignty of the kingdom,” said Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Major-General Turki al-Maliki, referring to recent attacks by the Houthis that have wounded 13 people across three cities in the kingdom.

The Houthis said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia had launched 54 air raids across the governorates of Lahj, Taiz, al-Jawf, Marib and Hajjah.

Qatar strongly condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has condemned “in the strongest terms” the attacks launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia’s civilian facilities and people.

The ballistic missile and drone attacks targeted the cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Taif, resulting “in injuries to a number of civilians and material damage to a number of residential homes and vehicles,” the ministry said in a statement shared on social media.

The foreign ministry added that these attacks are a “flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a clear breach of the rules of international law”.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said it renews Qatar’s “full solidarity” with Saudi Arabia and “all legitimate measures it takes to preserve its sovereignty, security, and the safety of its territories and interests”.

Lastly, the ministry expressed Qatar’s wishes that the injured would “recover swiftly”.

Qatar warns against ‘catastrophic’ Bab al-Mandab closure

Qatar has warned of dire consequences if the vital Bab al-Mandab waterway were to close, after a months-long blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and recent Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast.

“The world is suffering enough with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, so we cannot also afford to add the Bab al-Mandab into that equation,” Qatar foreign ministry official Ibrahim Al Hashmi told reporters.

He said a closure of the southern entrance to the Red Sea would be “catastrophic for the entire world. And we are already seeing the consequences… so Qatar is pushing for diplomacy, dialogue”.

Air strikes continue against Houthi positions around Taiz

Yemeni government air operations against Houthi forces are continuing around Taiz, according to our colleagues on the ground.

Government forces say warplanes targeted a Houthi ballistic missile launch platform at Taiz airport, east of the city. They say the Houthis had previously used the site to launch missiles towards the port of Mocha, ahead of the September 3 offensive.

Air strikes are also continuing on Houthi positions and reinforcements in Khadir district, south of Taiz. The Houthi forces have been gathering personnel and equipment in several areas, including sending armed groups, vehicles, and heavy weapons towards the al-Shaqab front, considered an eastern gateway to Taiz.

The latest attacks follow multiple air strikes which a Yemeni government spokesman said targeted Houthi reinforcements and positions in Dhubab, Mokha and the western countryside of Taiz.

On the ground, Houthi forces fired more than four artillery rounds towards government positions on the al-Kadeha front on Tuesday morning.

Houthi threats to ‘strangle’ Saudi’s economy a warning shot to US

Warning alerts continue to be issued by authorities in Saudi Arabia as the threat of Houthi attacks from Yemen loom.

“What it seems is they are trying to make sure the Saudis are getting the message – that the Houthis have the capability and the political will to target as many places as possible, or at least show they can do it if they want,” said Luciano Zaccara, an adjunct professor at the University of Georgetown Qatar.

“The Houthis are being more clever this time. They are making sure the United States knows they’re only interested in affecting Saudi Arabia and its economic capability.”

In terms of the Houthis alliance with Iran, Zaccara said if the United States wants to “strangle” Tehran’s economy with its naval blockade and sanctions, then “Iran and its allies can do the same”.

“They can transport the cost of this war to the other oil exporting countries… What the Houthis realize now it’s not enough to make military gains, but make them in places that are strategically important in order to strangle the Saudi economy,” he said.

At least 125,000 Yemeni people displaced

Fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government has forced more than 125,000 people – mostly women and children – from their homes.

Yemeni government condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s internationally recognised government has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying ballistic missiles and drones targeted civilian areas in Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said 13 civilians were injured and a number of homes and vehicles were damaged in the attacks, according to the state-run Saba News Agency.

The ministry described the attacks as a violation of Saudi sovereignty and said it rejected its territory being used as a “launching pad for attacks on neighbouring countries,” while it also called on the international community to take action to stop Houthi attacks.

Houthis say navigation remains safe in Bab al-Mandeb

The Houthis’ foreign ministry has insisted navigation is still safe in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, blaming Saudi Arabia for trying to “mislead the international community” about the waterway.

In a statement carried by the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency, the Houthis’ foreign ministry also said the group has every right to target “hostile Saudi military buildups”.

“If the world desires stability and calm in the region, it must tell Saudi Arabia: ‘Enough interference in Yemeni affairs,'” said the Houthi ministry.

The Houthis previously declared that only Saudi vessels will be blocked from Bab al-Mandeb, and that any other country’s ships are free to pass.

Houthis ‘know how to go into stealth mode to avoid direct hits’

The Ansar Allah Houthis say they’re going to continue targeting Saudi military and oil assets across Saudi Arabia, including its eastern oilfields and a petrol line that stretches from eastern Saudi Arabia all the way to the city of Yanbu. That’s one of their main targets and a target they’ve successfully attacked previously.

Saudi Arabia has been carrying out air strikes targeting the Houthis’ military mobilization. But the Houthis are hard to find. They are very familiar with Saudi air strikes, which have been going on for many, many years. So they know how to hide, transport their military equipment and go into stealth mode to avoid direct hits.

That’s one of the main reasons that the Houthis continue to advance on some government positions west of Taiz and also in the northern governorate of al-Jawf and of course Marib.

Marib supplies the country with oil and gas and has a pipeline that stretches all the way to the port of Hodeidah, where fuel is exported to eastern Asia. That’s why the government is putting up such a tough fight there – losing territory there would be considered a backbreaker for the internationally recogonised government.

Sisi and Saudi crown prince stress importance of navigating Red Sea during talks in Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman emphasized the importance of secure navigation of both the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, during talks in Cairo on Tuesday.

Sisi also expressed support for Saudi Arabia’s measures to protect its security and stability and efforts to achieve a sustainable political solution to the conflict with Yemen, the presidency said.

‘US and Houthis still have a ceasefire,’ says US ambassador to Israel

The United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says that the ceasefire between the US and the Houthis in Yemen remains intact.

Huckabee said in a TV interview that “the US and the Houthis still have a ceasefire. That’s a good thing.”

“What we have for sure is a skirmish between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, but it has not really gone across the region. That’s the good news,” Huckabee told Newsmax.

US President Donald Trump had said on Saturday that the Houthis reached out to Washington, asking it not to intervene in their conflict with Yemen’s internationally recognised government.

The US and the Iran-backed Houthis agreed to a ceasefire in May 2025, following a campaign of US strikes that aimed to stop Houthi attacks on Israel and on shipping in the Red Sea.

Yemeni military claim air attacks on Houthi positions in Mocha and Dhubab

In a statement on X, Yemeni military spokesman Majid Abdullah al-Nuzaili has said Yemen’s air force has targeted Houthi supplies and positions in the Mocha and Dhubab areas in southwestern Yemen.

The official shared footage appearing to show air strikes on vehicles and facilities.

Saudi Arabia attempting to drag international parties into Yemeni conflict: Houthi spokesperson

Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdul Salam says that Saudi Arabia is attempting to drag international parties into the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

In a social media post, Abdul Salam said that “Saudi Arabia persists in its policy of blackmailing and intimidating the world by citing alleged threats to international navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait”.

The spokesperson said that the group maintains that involvement in the Yemeni conflict is not in the interests of other countries.

The ⁠Houthis have stepped ⁠up attacks on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure while advancing ⁠along Yemen’s Red Sea coast ⁠towards the Bab ⁠el-Mandeb Strait, a key shipping route

Responding to the Houthi ‌offensive, the Saudi and Yemeni air forces have bombarded ‌Houthi ‌targets.

Saudi Arabia conducted more than 350 air strikes in the past few days, targeting public and private properties, Abdul Salam said.

Oil loadings suspended at Saudi port of Yanbu: Report

Shipping sources cited by Reuters say that oil loadings have stopped at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu.

The development comes four days after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, which supplies oil from the country’s east to the port, forced the country to halt operations at the pipeline.

Egypt and Saudi Arabia have clear ‘diplomatic solution’ to conflict in the region

Sigurd Neubauer, a Middle East and Gulf specialist and former fellow at the Gulf International Forum, suggests there is an opportunity for Egyptian and Saudi leaders to come together to solve the issue of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

“There is a regional diplomatic solution to this crisis that we’re seeing playing out,” Neubauer said. “That diplomatic solution very much entails Egypt and Saudi Arabia working together to dislodge the Houthis from the Bab al-Mandeb strait.”

Neubauer made the comments as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks in Cairo on Tuesday.

As for US involvement on the matter, Neubauer said that it’s a little too early to predict.

“President Trump prizes himself on his unpredictability,” he said. “President Trump is very close to the Saudi leadership.”

Neubauer suggested that Houthis advances are “directly linked to the Iranian efforts to try to disrupt the American blockade on their oil and the inability to ship their oil to global markets. So now they’re trying to put that same pressure on Saudi Arabia with the goal of trying to influence the upcoming US midterm elections.”

Analysts warn of double-digit oil price hikes as Saudi pipeline outage lingers

Oil markets are trying to determine when Saudi Arabia’s damaged pipeline can resume operations, with any delay in reopening the Strait of Hormuz adding further strain to an already “very exposed” market, according to Janiv Shah, vice president of oil markets at the research firm Rystad Energy.

The blockade puts a significant amount of Saudi production at risk over what Shah described as a “five-week prospective timeline”. Loadings at Saudi Arabia’s western ports, where the East-West pipeline terminates, have averaged around 2 to 3 million barrels a day over the past week, he said. That volume is now at risk, with much of the supply rerouted north through the Suez Canal due to Houthi restrictions on Saudi oil transiting the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Roughly 2 million barrels of crude a day are still moving through Bab al-Mandeb, Shah said, though “a lot of that is Russian volume”. He warned that if this crude fails to reach its destination in the coming weeks, “we’re definitely looking at additional price strikes on the products market” as refineries face both processing constraints and crude shortages.

Shah said the market “is not fully pricing all of this risk”, partly because traders expect Saudi Arabia’s pipeline to return to service faster than currently estimated. Even so, he projects “double-digit” price increases relative to current Brent and WTI levels with Dubai crude — “a key benchmark” — seeing further upside.

US Energy Secretary says oil flows to resume through Saudi East-West pipeline ‘within days’

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says he expects Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline to resume operations “within days”.

Wright added in an interview with the financial news channel CNBC that he sees the oil pipeline “running again very soon”.

Saudi authorities last week said that flows through the key pipeline – which allowed the world’s top oil exporter to skirt the blockaded Strait of Hormuz – were halted temporarily after a drone attack from Iraq and as the kingdom was drawn into a new front line in Yemen.

UK expresses solidarity with Saudi Arabia, Yemen governments

The Foreign Office has said the United Kingdom stands in solidarity with Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government “in the face of the new attacks launched by the Houthis”.

The UK “is working with partners to protect civilians on the ground”, the Foreign Office added.

Houthi Education Ministry accuses Saudi Arabia of ‘targeting schools’ in Taiz

The Houthi Education Ministry has accused Saudi Arabia “and its mercenaries” of targeting education sites in Taiz governorate.

In a statement carried by the Houthi-affiliated Almasirah media agency, the ministry said targeting schools is “a criminal act that violates international law”.

Intense battles were reported in western Taiz on Monday, with Saudi-backed government forces mounting a counteroffensive after losing ground there last week.

Share Houthi Education Ministry accuses Saudi Arabia of ‘targeting schools’ in Taiz on social media.

US energy secretary claims US forces aiding diverted Saudi oil shipments through Hormuz

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims that US forces are aiding Saudi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz as the kingdom diverts supply away from its stricken East-West pipeline.

Saudi authorities in the past few days “are taking quick action to have more of the oil that is not going through the East-West pipeline to go out of the Strait of Hormuz with the United States military,” Wright said in an interview with CNBC.

Wright said that he expects Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline to resume operations within days.

Saudi Arabia shut down the strategic pipeline after it was hit by drones launched from Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

“These are Iran supported attacks from proxy groups,” Wright added.

The move came as fighting with Houthi forces in Yemen ramped up and the Iran-backed group made rapid advances along the Red Sea coast against Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters.

Hormuz shipping traffic declines and crude prices climb as Middle East attacks intensify

The number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz continued to dwindle in the wake of intensifying attacks in the Middle East, shipping data showed.

Commodity vessel transits through Hormuz totaled four on Monday, down from 10 the previous day, according to preliminary data from Kpler cited by Reuters on Tuesday.

The Hormuz Strait Monitor showed at least 436 vessels were at a standstill.

The recent attacks on shipping in Hormuz and Saudi energy infrastructure pushed crude prices up, with Brent crude futures rising $1.24, or 1.18 percent, to $106.93 a barrel as of 00:26 GMT.

Hundreds of Yemen government fighters reportedly killed, wounded, captured in al-Jawf area

The Houthis have just released fresh footage showing fierce clashes in the eastern province of al-Jawf. The video shows Ansar Allah Houthi fighters launching rockets and chasing Yemeni government forces and armored vehicles. Clashes in the area in recent days have resulted in the death, wounding and capture of 275 government fighters, according to Houthi-affiliated media.

A military source also says 85 armored vehicles have been captured by the Houthis. The latest footage we’ve seen seems to show the Houthis having destroyed a large number of Saudi trucks and vehicles that were being used by the internationally recognized government.

Al-Jawf is close to the border of Marib province, the Yemeni government’s stronghold.

Further south in the western parts of Taiz, the Houthis are claiming that Saudi fighter jets killed three civilians and injured four others. Since the morning, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its aerial bombardment.

Houthis say Saudi Arabia carried out 52 air strikes in last 24 hours, targeted ‘civilian infrastructure’

Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree has said Saudi warplanes launched 52 air strikes in Yemen over the last 24 hours, targeting areas in the governorates of Taiz, al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Saada and Amran.

The Saudi air raids in Taiz governorate targeted “civilian infrastructure – including schools, bridges and raods”, said Saree.

These brutal attacks will not go unanswered”, he added.

Yemen PM: Houthi escalation now a ‘comprehensive threat’ to regional security

Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya Mohsen al-Zindani has met with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Shaddadi in Aden to discuss the “dangerous military escalation led by the Houthi terrorist militia”, the premier’s office says.

The meeting also focused on coordination between the executive and legislative branches to “unify the national stance and strengthen the cohesion of state institutions” in the internationally recognized government, which has lost swaths of territory to the Iran-aligned Houthis in recent days. Alleged Houthi violations against civilians and displaced people were also discussed, according to the statement.

Al-Zindani said the Houthi advance is “no longer an internal military matter, but rather represents a comprehensive threat to national and regional security”.

He cited what he described as “Iran’s systematic support for the [Houthi] militia” and its use of Yemeni land and waters “as a platform for threatening regional security and international interests”.

Al-Zindani said Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia “cannot be separated from the military escalation on the western coast”, describing both as part of what he called an “Iranian-backed subversive project” that extends beyond Yemen.

The bombardment of Sana'a International Airport after Saudi Arabia warned its Yemeni ally that an Iranian passenger plane with a Ansarullah Houthi delegation. which returned from Khamenei's funeral, was in the airspace. The bombardment have led to the reigniting of the current war.

No report has been found telling which part of the airspace: above Houthi territory or those of the Saudi-backed government.

The Saudi-backed government created the threat, not the Houthis.

EU foreign policy chief says Houthi attacks in Yemen, Saudi ‘predictable’

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the Houthi attacks in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, as well as threats to freedom of navigation, are a predictable development.

“The Houthis have now extended their grip along the critical coast of Yemen, potentially choking another crucial strait – Bab al-Mandeb – with dire implications for the global economy,” Kallas said in a statement to the EU parliament.

“EU naval operation ASPIDES continues to escort vessels in the Red Sea,” Kallas said.

Kallas told lawmakers that the EU will coordinate with the Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance, a Saudi-led 14-country coalition created to safeguard navigation through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Saudi Civil Defense activates early warning system in Jazan, Abha, Khamis Mushait

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense says on X that early warning systems have been activated in Jazan, Abha and Khamis Mushait to warn residents of danger.

Us congressman files articles of impeachment against Hegseth over Iran, Yemen and boat strikes

Outgoing US Representative Thomas Massie has filed eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary ⁠Pete Hegseth for alleged “high crimes and misdemeanors” related to his management of various conflicts including Iran.

Massie’s assertions, which he read aloud in the House of Representatives, included Hegseth’s alleged waging war against Iran without Congressional authorization, failure to minimize civilian casualties in strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean and execution of illegal orders in Yemen.

The impeachment resolution is ⁠unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled House but could force a vote that may force some Republicans up for reelection in November to weigh in on the controversial Defense Secretary.

Massie, a rare Republican critic of Trump, the war against Iran and US assistance to Israel, is due to leave Congress after he lost his primary in May to a candidate who received millions of dollars from pro-Trump and pro-Israel lobby groups.

Saudi export disruptions drive some physical oil cargoes above $130 a barrel

Prices for some physical oil cargoes in Europe have topped $130 a barrel, as tensions in the Middle East fester and a key Saudi pipeline remains offline since an attack last week, according to trade sources cited by Reuters, approaching record highs seen in April.

Saudi Arabia has suspended late-September cargo shipments to European buyers after an attack on its East-West Pipeline last week forced it to cancel loadings from the Red Sea port of Yanbu.

North Sea oil is being viewed as a potential alternative to Saudi crude, but according to LSEG data, North Sea Forties crude has jumped to $136.75 a barrel, nearing an all-time high from April, at the height of the US-Israel war on Iran.

Yemeni government forces claim attacks on Houthi positions in Dhubab

A Yemeni military spokesman says government forces have struck Houthi positions and equipment in Taiz governorate.

In a post on X, Majid Abdullah al-Nuzailim provided video footage of what he claimed were government forces targeting the Houthis in the coastal town of Dhubab off the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

US accuses Iran of violating UN resolutions with Houthi support

The United States has accused Iran of violating United Nations Security Council resolutions by arming, funding and directing Yemen’s Houthis.

Speaking at a Security Council meeting on Yemen, a US diplomat to the UN, Jennifer Locetta, said Washington was calling for the implementation of resolutions 2140 and 2216 including measures aimed at stopping the flow of weapons, technical assistance, training and financing to the group.

“The Iranian regime is the principal violator of both resolutions,” Locetta said, alleging that Tehran had defied the arms embargo under Resolution 2216 and undermined the sanctions regime under Resolution 2140.

The US representative also said Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi cities on Monday and Tuesday wounded 13 civilians, and that a September 8 attack wounded more than 70 people including women and children.

Washington further accused the Houthis of threatening regional and global energy security through attacks on tankers and port infrastructure. The US called on the group to halt its advances, withdraw from territory it has seized and stop attacks.

The comments came as fighting intensified in Yemen and Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia reportedly wounded 13 civilians on Monday.

Iran attempting to ‘freeze out’ US from potential post-war arrangement for the Middle East

Tehran is trying, politically, to regionalize the war in Yemen in a bid to “freeze out” the United States from any post-war arrangement, Ross Harrison, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, said.

He said there was a “coalescence” of a Houthi strategy and Iranian strategy unfolding, with “the Iranians on the Strait of Hormuz side and the Houthis on the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb”.

“Whether there’s coordination, we really don’t know,” he said.

But he said the Houthis have created leverage by capturing areas close to the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

“Originally, the conflict was about kinetic military activity towards the Gulf Arab states. And now what they’re [Iran] doing is connecting the two straits … in terms of the ability to put pressure on the global community, and certainly the United States,” he said.

“And they’re trying to … basically to create, not necessarily isolate the United States, but to regionalize the conflict politically so that they sort of shut out or freeze out the United States from any kind of post-war arrangement,” he said.

Harrison said he believed for Iran and the US to return to the negotiating table, both sides would have to believe they have more to achieve there than on the battlefield.

“Even if the United States right now is willing to negotiate … we’re not sure the Iranians are going to play ball at this juncture,” he said.

Saudi-led coalition says air defences intercept, destroy Houthi drone south of Mecca

Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen, says that Saudi Royal Air Defence Forces have intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca as it attempted to enter the holy city’s airspace.

In a statement, al-Maliki said this was the “second” Houthi attempt to target the holy city following an attempted ballistic missile attack in 2017.

He added that the coalition forces will not hesitate to take all necessary and deterrent measures against the Houthi rebel group.