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September 7
- Houthis seize Bab al-Mandab strait and Perim island as Saudi strikes hit Mokha airport
Houthi forces have taken control of the Bab al-Mandab strait, the strategic waterway between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and tightened their grip on the surrounding area. Yemeni sources told CNN that the group also seized Perim island near the strait.
- Banks raise oil price forecasts as Hormuz crisis persists
The Strait of Hormuz crisis has pushed oil prices sharply higher, with Brent crude jumping 6.68 percent to near 108 dollars a barrel on supply disruption fears. Oil is heading to end the week above 100 dollars a barrel for the first time since May, while Brent remains above 105 dollars even after a decline of more than 2 percent.
- Israel blows up Hezbollah tunnels on Ali al-Tahir heights in south Lebanon and withdraws
The Israeli army detonated tunnels and infrastructure on the Ali al-Tahir heights in southern Lebanon, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office. Netanyahu said weapons sent by Iran to Hezbollah were seized at the site, and published a video describing the operation as the destruction of "the largest Iranian site outside the republic."
- Iran shifts to Bab al-Mandab as Hormuz leverage fades, Houthis seize strategic island
Iran has turned to Bab al-Mandab after the Strait of Hormuz lost effectiveness as a pressure card, according to retired general Hisham al-Halabi. The Houthis have taken control of a strategic island and tightened their grip on Bab al-Mandab. The shift follows an agreement between Iran and Oman on new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz, as described by Iranian President Pezeshkian.
- Egypt interior minister reclassifies officer's death as martyrdom and promotes him to major
Egypt's interior minister issued a decision treating the death of officer Abdel Rahman Khaled El-Adawy as a case of martyrdom and promoting him to the rank of major. The decision was published in the Official Gazette, which recorded both the martyrdom designation and the promotion.