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Sep. 11, 2026 IRAN'S ALLIES SEIZED SAUDI ARABIA'S LAST OIL ROUTE OUT

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This video reports on Iran-backed Houthis seizing Perim Island, a critical oil route for Saudi Arabia. The seizure occurred on September 11, 2026, leading to a spike in oil prices and a significant drop in Saudi Arabia's oil output.

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1Iran-backed Houthis seize key oil route
2Strait of Hormuz closure impacts oil transport
3Saudi Arabia's reliance on Red Sea route
4Yemeni troops withdraw from strategic island
5Oil prices surge, Saudi output plummets

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Sep. 11, 2026 IRAN'S ALLIES SEIZED SAUDI ARABIA'S LAST OIL ROUTE OUT Most Middle East oil leaves by tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran has kept that route shut for months. So Saudi Arabia has been piping its oil to the Red Sea and loading ships there. The only way out of the Red Sea is a gap under 20 miles wide at its southern end, between Yemen and the coast of Africa. On September 11, the Houtis, the group Iran arms in Yemen, seized the island sitting in that gap and the town on the shore beside it, after Yemeni troops pulled out on September 10. On September 10, oil hit $105 a barrel. Saudi Arabia's crown prince called Trump twice that day to ask for U.S. strikes on the Houtis. Trump said no. Saudi Arabia's oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990.

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Iran-backed Houthis reached Perim Island and seized Dhubab, putting them at the narrowest point of the Red Sea shipping route Saudi Arabia has relied on since Hormuz was effectively closed. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards reportedly helped guide the offensive while Houthi forces carried it out. Saudi Arabia asked Trump twice for U.S. airstrikes, and he refused. Brent oil closed above $107 as two major Middle East oil chokepoints came under pressure at the same time. #Iran #IranWar #Houthis #SaudiArabia #Yemen #Oil #RedSea #BabElMandeb #R2Reports