The Iran-backed Houthis have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of al-Mokha – apparently at the direction of the IRGC – as fighting in Yemen and Saudi Arabia escalates.
On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Sophia Yan speaks to Jerusalem correspondent Henry Bodkin about the pressure the war is putting on the Bab al-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz as oil prices pass the $100/barrel threshold for a second day. US President Donald Trump is clearly feeling the pressure, claiming the war will end following November’s midterm elections, and promising $5,000 cash payouts if Republicans retain Congress.
Plus, news that Iranian missile strikes damaged multiple US F-15 fighter jets in Jordan, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu denies being warned about Hamas’s October 7 attack by the UAE, and MSF’S Charlene Silvin shares her first-hand experiences of wartime destruction in south Lebanon.
Highlights
Iran’s Houthis seize key Red Sea port as $100 oil threatens global economy
MSF’S Charlene Silvin on wartime destruction in south Lebanon
CONTRIBUTORS:
Sophia Yan, senior foreign correspondent, @sophia_yan
Henry Bodkin, Jerusalem correspondent @HenryBodkin
Charlene Silvin, MSF Project Coordinator in Lebanon
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump: I’ll give $5,000 to every American if we win midterms
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/09/10/trump-convention-speech-promise-5000-dollars-midterms-win/
Revealed: Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn’t Brief Israel’s Security Chiefs
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-08/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/netanyahu-got-an-explicit-warning-before-oct-7-he-didnt-brief-security-chiefs/000001a0-7a3b-d7d5-a9fc-7eff3d0f0000
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