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Iran-Backed Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Territory as War Escalates

September 12, 2026·42 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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Iran and its regional allies, particularly the Houthis in Yemen, have executed a strategic pincer maneuver across the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, crippling U.S.-backed regional allies and disrupting global oil markets, while the Trump administration’s erratic response and failed military st

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Mohammad Marandi

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Mohammad MarandiDonald TrumpMasoud Pezeshkian

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Going to Tehranby Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann LeverettResistanceby Alistair Crooke

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Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsGlobal NewsLong Form JournalismMiddle EastPolitical News

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