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Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.






![Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released September 9, 2026. [Media Centre Of The Yemeni Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-11T084749Z_2026613709_RC2ZFNAZ7IKI_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-PAKISTAN-HOUTHIS-1789150790.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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