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12 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 12, 2026.
WatchGovernment forces withdrew from the island that splits the Bab el-Mandeb into two shipping lanes, ending an 18-hour blitz that also took Zuqar, Dhubab and Murad. Oil is above $100 and U.S. diesel hit a record $6.05.
Government forces called their retreat a 'tactical withdrawal.' Bab al-Mandeb is 18 miles wide at its narrowest, and one analyst says artillery alone could close it.
Saturday's clashes killed more than 60, a day after the deadliest fighting in years. A missile hit a bus between Taiz and Aden, killing six civilians.
The strike hit a plant that processes 400,000 barrels of crude a day. A separate Houthi barrage on the Yemeni port of Mocha killed seven people.
One crew member is missing from the Liberian-flagged Minoan Pioneer, struck 23 miles off Oman. On the same day, an Indian-flagged ship sank in the Red Sea after an explosive-laden boat rammed it.
Representatives from 43 of 51 invited countries met in Riyadh, but only 14 signed. The UAE and Oman stayed out.
Reuters verified video of a column of smoke over the Red Sea refinery. Saudi air defenses shot down two ballistic missiles aimed at Yanbu, and output at one plant has already been cut.
WatchBrent settled at $100.69 after jumping 6.1% — its first close above $100 since May — as the national gasoline average hit $4.09 a gallon and Wall Street sold off across the board.
The Iran-aligned group said it would bar Saudi ships from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait "an eye for an eye," opening a dangerous new front in the U.S.-Iran war and widening the threat to global energy supplies.
A bulk carrier was attacked off Hodeidah and government forces reported 16 troops killed, raising fears the Houthis are resuming a shipping war they had paused since October.
America's newest aircraft carrier has broken the post-Vietnam War deployment record as it enters the Red Sea for the second time, driven by sustained US military operations against Iran.
Iran-backed militia launches attacks on Israeli territory amid growing concerns about Red Sea shipping disruptions and regional escalation.