Houthis Capture Crucial Red Sea Island Off Yemen, Officials Say (Gift Article)
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
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Things are going to get considerably worse with Bab al-Mandab combined with the destruction of the Saudi pipeline. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
Things just went from bad to worse. "The Iranian-backed Houthi militia seized a strategic Red Sea island, two Yemeni government officials said Friday, giving Iran and its allies sway over two of the main routes for shipping oil out of the Middle East." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
"I'm winning a war, BY A LOT." –Donald Trump, April 2026
Funny how folks get real quiet about "America First" when Iran-backed groups start choking global oil routes, isn't it?
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w... Am I seeing WW3 just at the horizon, way over there . . . .
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Global trade will now be even more hazardous, a disaster unfolding in real time. We are about to see sky high prices on everything due to Republican's refusal to act as an independent branch of our government. Think gas and diesel are expensive now? Just wait Gift article from NYT
None of this would matter If we’d spent the last decade electrifying everything for self sufficiency. Instead climate denial lies of oil companies have led us to being vulnerable to this🤷♀️ #OilBeDamned #FossilFools #Iran #Houtis #Trump
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Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w... The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
The Houthis have taken Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandab. Ahmed Nagi from International Crisis Group calls it a “game changer” for destabilization of Red Sea shipping. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
Are we heading to WWIII ?.. (thank you trump and netanyahu… )please cover this #inners #maddow #inothernews Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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Trump's reckless attack on Iran ripples through the Middle East, strengthening foes, weakening allies, driving up gasoline and diesel prices, and destabilizing the global economy. Meanwhile, the Bozo Fascist is in Dallas, exhorting MAGA to "cheat" in the midterms. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
#Trump and #Republicans are losing the #IranWar. The #Houthis ground offensive has obtained another victory and has reached the #Babal-Mandab, a #RedSea strait that is a choke point for global trade. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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Another win Donold ? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Yet Another Global Oil Route www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w... Which countries have to get involved before we have the right to call it WWIII?
"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly asked Trump this week to order U.S. military action against the Houthis, but Trump declined." Call him Mohammed bin Sucker from now on. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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"....and seizing Perim Island on Friday — a 5-square-mile island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, 2 miles off Yemen’s coast." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route: The militia captured the island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a choke point for trade. Saudi Arabia also shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack launched from Iraq. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
Persians have been playing chess for nearly 15 centuries... I seriously doubt that, even among them, Trump, Hegseth, Vance, and Rubio possess the strategic aptitude to defeat an 8-year-old at checkers... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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[NYT] HOUTHIS CAPTURE CRUCIAL RED SEA ISLAND OFF YEMEN, OFFICIALS SAY
When the Houthis leverage their position to restrict Saudi shipping (i.e., oil exports), it’s a good bet that the Saudis will call the Turks and the Pakistanis for troops under the new mutual assistance treaty they signed in early summer. The area conflicts will grow wider and uglier. Gift article.
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Houthis Seize Red Sea Island, Threatening Shipping Lane Near Suez — Houthi forces seized a key Red Sea island, raising direct threats to vessels transiting one of the world’s most critical shipping corridors. The move threatens an already strained maritime environment and could disrupt…
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"...a major setback for Saudi Arabia, which now exports most of its oil through the Red Sea." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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Trump started an illegal war of choice, waged it incompetently, and is threatening the global economy with chaos Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route Saudi Arabia also announced it had shut down a critical oil pipeline. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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"The Iranian-backed Houthi militia seized a strategic Red Sea island after days of fierce fighting, two Yemeni government officials said Friday, giving Iran and its allies sway over the two main routes for shipping oil out of the Middle East." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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www.nytimes.com headline change ⚠️ Framing Shift (8/10) ➡️ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/world/middleeast/yemen-houthis-bab-al-mandab.html New text is now Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Yet Another Global Oil Route