Yemen's multi-front war intensifies as Houthis and government forces vie for strategic strongholds
Intense fighting has erupted across Yemen's north, west and central zones, killing at least 194 people and wounding 880 in the past two weeks.
Across Yemen, the internationally recognised government and the Iran-backed Houthi movement have escalated combat using air and ground weapons in several key regions, resulting in at least 194 deaths and 880 injuries over the last fortnight. The Houthis are intensifying attacks on the coastal district of al-Makha, seeking to dominate the nearby Bab al-Mandeb strait, a crucial global shipping corridor. Meanwhile, government forces are pressing forward in Taiz and Marib, the latter holding valuable oil and gas assets, and in al-Jawf, which links northern Houthi territory to the south.
Fighting in Dhalea threatens to open a gateway for Houthi advances toward southern governorates or, conversely, enable government pushes toward Ibb. Experts warn that shifts on any of these fronts could reshape the balance of power and impact regional maritime security, especially given Iran's interest in leveraging Red Sea routes.
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The battles could alter control of vital oil fields and a key Red Sea chokepoint, affecting global shipping and regional stability.
How this story developed
- Aug 23 Iran readies major fuel price hike amid US sanctions and war pressures
- Sep 7 Hungarian diesel price reached a record above 688 forints per litre.
- Sep 7 Diesel price rose to $5.85 per gallon, a new national high.
- Sep 7 Brent crude climbed to about $97 a barrel as US‑Iran clashes intensified, and analysts said gasoline prices may ease in October with the shift to winter‑grade fuel.
- Sep 8 More than 70 people were injured after Houthi rockets hit civilian and economic sites in several Saudi towns, prompting the Saudi-led coalition to promise a response.
- Sep 8 Iran announced plans to establish a maritime exclusion zone extending from the Gulf area.
- Sep 8 The US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for two missile strikes on a US warship over two days.
- Sep 9 The European Union called on the Houthis to stop all attacks and warned of threats to regional stability and Red Sea shipping.
- Sep 9 Iran launched a missile strike on a Jordanian military base.
- Sep 9 The president blocked the tax on extraordinary profits of energy firms, leaving the state without budgetary means to aid motorists.
- Sep 9 US military says it destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers following IRGC ballistic missile attacks on a US Navy warship.
- Sep 9 Iran said its forces also engaged two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Sep 10 Oil prices have risen above $95 a barrel amid renewed Middle‑East tensions.
- Sep 10 Saudi civil defence lifted the emergency alert in Khamis Mushait following the Houthi strikes.
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