WORLDDEVELOPING09/12/26

Houthis Seize Red Sea Chokepoint

Iran-backed Houthis captured Yemen's port of Mokha and Perim island, threatening key Red Sea shipping lanes.

Photo: Fox News World

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Sep 11: Houthis Seize Mokha, Red Sea Chokepoint

Sep 12: Houthis now control Perim island in addition to Mokha

DIFFERENT FOCUS

Washington Post World emphasized Iran's Growing Regional Dominance; Fox News World emphasized Calls for U.S. Military Response.

LEFT FOCUS

▸A Yemeni official said, "This is the first day that Iran really started winning the war." — Washington Post World

RIGHT FOCUS

▸Saudi Arabia urged the Trump administration to take direct military action against the Houthis following the advance. — Fox News World
▸The Houthi gains triggered urgent discussions at the highest levels in Riyadh and Washington, per a source familiar with the matter. — Fox News World

Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia

Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate as Egypt agrees to help defend the kingdom.

Left: Egypt joins Saudi Arabia's Houthi defense effort.

Right: Riyadh skyscraper sends workers home amid strikes.

Houthi missile and drone strikes disrupt business and daily life across Saudi Arabia in October 2026.

Left: Investor conference postponed; Egypt offers defense aid.

Right: Iconic Riyadh skyscraper evacuates amid drone fear.

Independent Australian MP Helen Haines was struck by an SUV outside her Wangaratta office in a deliberate attack.

DEVELOPING TIMELINE

First Report Monday: Independent Australian MP Helen Haines was critically injured when struck by a vehicle outside her office in rural Victoria.

Tuesday: Attack confirmed as deliberate by Prime Minister

Left: Nation stunned as MP reportedly loses leg.

Right: PM Albanese calls it a deliberate act.

Trump and Zelenskyy exchange public accusations over who is blocking a Ukraine peace deal.

Left: Trump is pressuring Kyiv, not Putin.

Right: Trump pushing Zelenskyy toward a deal.