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Al Jazeera's live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran for Sunday, September 13, 2026 reported that Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi movement traded strikes over the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a chokepoint linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The outlet also reported that Houthi vehicles in Dhubab and in the port city of Mocha, both on Yemen's Red Sea coast, were hit by Yemeni army forces. The reporting was compiled through the day by a team of Al Jazeera correspondents before the live page was closed. The fighting marked a further regionalisation of the conflict centred on Iran, drawing in Iran-aligned Houthi forces and Gulf states along a maritime corridor that carries a significant share of global shipping. Escalation around Bab al-Mandeb raises risks for commercial vessels and for energy flows already strained by tensions in the Gulf. It also underscored how the war between the United States, Israel and Iran was generating secondary confrontations involving Iran's regional partners rather than remaining confined to Iranian territory. The developments were closely watched for their potential to draw additional states directly into the conflict.