{
  "id": 6836126,
  "title": "Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/houthis-reach-strategic-island-at-mouth-of-vital-shipping-lane",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-12T00:46:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439116/houthis-reach-strategic-island-at-mouth-of-vital-shipping-lane"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Houthis, a Yemeni militant group, have taken control of the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital global shipping route, according to Yemeni government sources. This move comes as Saudi Arabia, a close US ally and the world's largest oil exporter, has seen its crude supply drop by 2.3 million barrels per day in August due to targeted attacks on ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. If the Houthis gain control of the Strait, it could exacerbate the economic pressure on Iran and raise oil prices. The conflict, which began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran six months ago, has now escalated with both Iran and the US increasing attacks on Gulf shipping. Diplomacy has largely stalled, and a meeting between Iran, Iraq, and Gulf Arab states in Oman is scheduled for Monday to discuss safe commercial shipping routes. Meanwhile, the Saudi government has reported a decline in crude supply, and oil prices have risen above $100 a barrel for the first time in months.",
  "summary": "ADEN/DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had pulled out of Perim and that the Houthis had…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}