Report 2026-09-11 • 71 views

Assessment of the situation regarding military, political, and humanitarian developments and their impact on the security of the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb

The Crisis Observatory affiliated with the PTOC Yemen Center for Research and Specialized Studies assesses that Yemen is facing a military and strategic transformation whose risks extend beyond control over a city, port, or airport. The Houthis’ control over Mokha, Dhu Bab, Mayyun, Hanish, and Zoqor indicates that they have shifted from threatening maritime navigation from relatively distant areas to establishing positions in close proximity to international shipping lanes themselves. The most immediate danger does not lie in the Houthis’ ability to completely close the Bab al-Man...
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Assessment of the situation regarding military, political, and humanitarian developments and their impact on the security of the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb The Crisis Observatory is tracking locations of ballistic missile launches by the Houthis in Hodeidah and Al Mahwit (Update 8) PTOC Yemen exposes corruption networks and manipulation mechanisms in the Yemen Gas Company between Marib and Aden The Crisis Observatory is tracking Houthi ballistic missile launch sites amid a missile escalation on the west coast (Update 7) PTOC Yemen center reveals new Houthi structures to tighten economic and social control The Maritime Security Unit reveals a suspicious navigation network around the “Yemen” floating tank and documents its intersections with the Iranian shadow fleet A conflict between Houthi leaders over Iranian experts disrupts the port of Hodeidah and reveals Tehran’s influence in the Red Sea Houthi attacks on Mokha... retaliation for the losses of Iranian experts and raising the ceiling of gains ahead of political negotiations The Maritime Security Unit reveals a complex maritime network used as floating support bases for the Houthis in the Red Sea The Crisis Observatory tracks the launch sites of Houthi marches and missiles (Update 6) Assessment of the situation regarding military, political, and humanitarian developments and their impact on the security of the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb The Crisis Observatory is tracking locations of ballistic missile launches by the Houthis in Hodeidah and Al Mahwit (Update 8) PTOC Yemen exposes corruption networks and manipulation mechanisms in the Yemen Gas Company between Marib and Aden The Crisis Observatory is tracking Houthi ballistic missile launch sites amid a missile escalation on the west coast (Update 7) PTOC Yemen center reveals new Houthi structures to tighten economic and social control The Maritime Security Unit reveals a suspicious navigation network around the “Yemen” floating tank and documents its intersections with the Iranian shadow fleet A conflict between Houthi leaders over Iranian experts disrupts the port of Hodeidah and reveals Tehran’s influence in the Red Sea Houthi attacks on Mokha... retaliation for the losses of Iranian experts and raising the ceiling of gains ahead of political negotiations The Maritime Security Unit reveals a complex maritime network used as floating support bases for the Houthis in the Red Sea The Crisis Observatory tracks the launch sites of Houthi marches and missiles (Update 6)