According to a report by the Associated Press on September 13, the conflict in Yemen escalated further on the 13th. Government forces launched an attack on Iran-backed Houthis along the Red Sea coast, while the Houthis launched an attack on neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemeni government. The report said that the Yemeni government said it will send additional troops to the Red Sea coast. An official admitted that government forces suffered a “painful” defeat last week: the Houthis captured the port of Muha and an island in the Strait of Mande. According to the report, the escalation of the situation in Yemen — in particular, attacks by the Houthis on Saudi oil facilities and Red Sea shipping — is putting pressure on global oil supply and oil prices, and may also cause Iran to gain chips in the war with the US. The report also said that as the military advances, the Houthis are currently only 20 miles from the US military base in Djibouti on the other side of the Mander Strait. The base is America's main base in Africa. In addition to the US, several other countries also have military bases in Djibouti.

According to a report by the Associated Press on September 13, the conflict in Yemen escalated further on the 13th. Government forces launched an attack on Iran-backed Houthis along the Red Sea coast, while the Houthis launched an attack on neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemeni government. The report said that the Yemeni government said it will send additional troops to the Red Sea coast. An official admitted that government forces suffered a “painful” defeat last week: the Houthis captured the port of Muha and an island in the Strait of Mande. According to the report, the escalation of the situation in Yemen — in particular, attacks by the Houthis on Saudi oil facilities and Red Sea shipping — is putting pressure on global oil supply and oil prices, and may also cause Iran to gain chips in the war with the US. The report also said that as the military advances, the Houthis are currently only 20 miles from the US military base in Djibouti on the other side of the Mander Strait. The base is America's main base in Africa. In addition to the US, several other countries also have military bases in Djibouti.