Strikes shut down key Saudi pipeline as Iran-backed Houthis tighten grip on crucial shipping lane NBC News Technology By: Chantal Da Silva · Abigail Williams · Gordon Lubold · Monica Alba 11 September 2026 at 07:18 Houthi rebels effectively completed a rapid push to take control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline on Friday, tightening their grip on one of the world’s most important shipping routes and delivering a dramatic boost to their backers in Iran. © Planet LabsSatellite images appear to show the before and after of fire damage at a pumping station near Al Mesba'ah, Saudi Arabia. © Planet LabsA fire burning at a pumping station near Al Dhekra, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday. © Copernicus/Sentinel-3A 60-mile smoke plume along the route of the East-West oil pipeline, south of Medina, Saudi Arabia.
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