Fighting continues to escalate around the critical Bab al-Mandeb waterway on the Red Sea coast of Yemen, where Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia have exchanged military strikes. The clashes were highlighted in live updates released by Al Jazeera on September 13, 2026, underscoring the rising risk to shipping in the region.
Amid the intensified hostilities, US President Donald Trump announced that Houthi commanders have reached out to Washington with a specific request: they want the United States to refrain from intervening in the ongoing conflict against Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
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