# Major Red Sea strait falls under full Houthi control as Yemeni forces retreat

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 15, 2026, 4:33 PM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/world-news/major-red-sea-strait-falls-under-full-houthi-control-as-yemeni-forces-retreat/>

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government suffered a major blow Sunday when it withdrew from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, relinquishing full control to the Iran-backed Houthi terror group.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 15, 2026, 9:42 AM: [Saudi-Backed Forces Retreat in Yemen, Leaving Key Strait in Houthi Control](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/15/world/middleeast/saudi-houthis-yemen-red-sea.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  It’s a setback for the Yemeni government and its ally Saudi Arabia, as analysts said the momentum in country’s civil war was tilting toward the Iran-backed Houthis.
- Nov 15, 2026, 4:33 PM: [Major Red Sea strait falls under full Houthi control as Yemeni forces retreat](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/world-news/major-red-sea-strait-falls-under-full-houthi-control-as-yemeni-forces-retreat/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  The Saudi-backed Yemeni government suffered a major blow Sunday when it withdrew from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, relinquishing full control to the Iran-backed Houthi terror group.