Iran war live: Saudi Arabia and Houthis trade strikes over Bab al-Mandeb
Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of launching 129 strikes in 48 hours as fears grow over impact on Riyadh’s oil industry.
· 86 words· updated September 13, 2026 at 12:55 AM
An Iranian commercial vessel was struck near Qeshm Island, killing one person and wounding three others, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported. While UKMTO said a vessel was struck by unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia trade strikes as fighting over the critical Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint on the Red Sea coast of Yemen continues. The fighting has forced 1,400 people to flee Yemen for Djibouti in the past 24 hours, Djibouti’s minister of economy and finance said on Saturday.
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