{
  "id": 8941531,
  "title": "Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump is said to have called off strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/houthis-push-for-control-of-yemen-highlands-as-trump-is-said-to-have",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/houthis-push-control-yemen-highlands-trump-said-have-called-strikes"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Mohammed Ghobari and Jana Choukeir DUBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that President Donald Trump had called off US strikes on the group at the last minute. A lightning advance by the Iran-backed group this month has extended the wider…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Report: Trump reversed course after ordering strikes on Houthis at Saudi's request",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/report-trump-reversed-course-after-ordering-strikes-on-houthis-at",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:18:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Trump weighed strikes against Houthis in Yemen before holding off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-weighed-strikes-against-houthis-in-yemen-before-holding-off",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:46:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen expand strikes to Saudi Arabia, alarming the U.S.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iran-backed-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-expand-strikes-to-saudi-arabia",
        "published": "2026-09-21T16:19:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}