{
  "id": 8581167,
  "title": "The Houthis hold Bab el-Mandeb – showing they are more than Iran's proxy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/the-houthis-hold-bab-el-mandeb-showing-they-are-more-than-irans-proxy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T00:25:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/middle-east-updates/2026-09-20/ty-article/.premium/the-houthis-hold-bab-el-mandeb-showing-they-are-more-than-irans-proxy/000001a0-bb4c-db4b-a5e0-fb4e8e1c0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia spent seven years fighting the Houthis before agreeing to a cease-fire. Now, with the Bab el-Mandeb in their grip, the Houthis are seeking recognition, Iranian flights and a new political order in Yemen – while ruling out a new war too",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}