On 11 September 2026, the Houthis seized from the Yemeni government forces the Perim Island , which sits inside the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and divides it into two shipping channels. They also advanced along the coast south of Mocha, gaining effective control of the mariitme chokepoint.
Efforts Category: The Houthis’ Military Force against Yemen
On 10 September 2026, Iran-backed militias operating from Iraq fired drones that struck several pumping stations on Saudi Arabia‘s East-West pipeline, which carries up to 7 million barrels of crude a day from the Gulf to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia shut down the pipeline as a precaution afterward.
Efforts Category: Iran’s Military Force against the US in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, and against these states
Modern Great Game Watch 