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04:46  Modified: 10/09/2026 - 21:22    Share (/build/images/svg/sprite.68b43361c11f23b39049016b32e6ae31.svg#icon-share)      By:  (https://www.france24.com/en/author/france-24/) (FRANCE 24) FRANCE 24       (Vessels transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen on July 25, 2026)  Vessels transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen on July 25, 2026.         © Khaled Ziad, AFP     Iran-aligned Houthis on Thursday gained further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes. Meanwhile, price for Brent crude oil soared more than 5 percent to over $106 per barrel. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.   10/09/2026 - 21:20 Iran raises fuel prices for heavy users Rising fuel prices due to the war in Iran have been a hot topic both in the US and Iran.  Trump has conceded that prices will not fall before the midterm elections where the US voters could hold him to account.  Meanwhile in Iran where many communities have been bombed since February 28th, there's now the added problem of incresing fuel prices.  FRANCE 24's Ali al Basha sent this report.  10/09/2026 - 20:46 AFP journalists report huge explosions heard in south Lebanon Huge explosions were heard in southern Lebanon, AFP journalists reported, after Israel said it had destroyed underground infrastructure built by Iran-backed Hezbollah beneath a strategic ridge.  Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israel carried out a "massive explosion" on the Ali al-Taher ridge in the Nabatieh region, "causing tremors and a powerful rumble that echoed loudly".  10/09/2026 - 20:41 Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah underground infrastructure in south Lebanon Israel said Thursday it had completed the demolition of key underground infrastructure built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group on the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in south Lebanon.  "This is strategic terrorist infrastructure that was built over two decades, with Iranian funding and planning," said a joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz, adding that its destruction "completes the achievement of operational control over the Ali al-Taher ridge -- above and below ground".   10/09/2026 - 20:16 Iran Guards say target unmanned US sea drone in Hormuz Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday its navy targeted a US unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.  "The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a Saildrone Explorer-type unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz area," they said in a statement carried by their Sepah news outlet under the headline "Destruction of a US Saildrone in the Strait of Hormuz".  The ideological arm of the Iranian military added that the sea drone had been used in the region by the US Fifth Fleet stationed in Bahrain.  Iran on Wednesday said it captured an unmanned US submarine drone. The US military said one of its underwater drones had "malfunctioned".  10/09/2026 - 20:08 Iran says IAEA moves will push countries to exit Non-Proliferation ‌of Nuclear Weapons treaty The ​UN nuclear ​watchdog's "political moves" will push countries to ​exit ‌the ⁠Treaty on the Non-Proliferation ‌of Nuclear Weapons, ⁠the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National ​Security Council ‌said on Thursday.  Mohsen Rezaei made ‌his comments a ​day after the International Atomic Energy Agency's ​35-nation board ​of governors passed ​a resolution reporting ​Iran to the UN Security Council for breaching ⁠its non-proliferation obligations.  10/09/2026 - 18:43 Iran assembling new stock of missiles, WSJ reports ⁠Iran ⁠has ​resumed producing ​ballistic missiles from existing components ​while ‌working ⁠in underground facilities, ‌the Wall Street ⁠Journal reported on Thursday, ​citing officials from ‌the United States ‌and the ​Middle East.  The missiles are being assembled ​in ​more limited ​quantities than before ​the war, the report added.   10/09/2026 - 18:25 Iranian arms and advice helped Yemen's Houthis seize key Red Sea city, sources say The ​lightning Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Iran's war with the US, according to Yemeni government, Iranian and regional sources.  By seizing the southwestern port city of Mocha, the Houthis have strengthened their chokehold on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key waterway whose disruption further constricts global energy supplies after ​Iran's blockade of the ‌Strait of Hormuz.  Six months into the wider regional conflict between the Houthis' Iranian allies and the United States, the group now looks focused on consolidating ⁠that grip on the strait even as opposing government forces backed by Saudi Arabia focus on an offensive in the north.  Iran told the Houthis last week to escalate their attacks on Saudi Arabia, a close US ally, and promised more funding, weapons and senior officers ‌to help them do so, two Iranian sources said.   10/09/2026 - 18:23 Houthi military spox says Saudi launched 64 strikes on Yemen in 24 hours  10/09/2026 - 18:03 Benchmark oil contract Brent crude soars more than 5% to over $106 per barrel  10/09/2026 - 17:48 Houthi media says Saudi Arabia launched 10 strikes on Yemen's Taiz province Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Thursday accused Saudi Arabia of launching strikes on the southwestern province of Taiz, after they seized the key Red Sea city of Mocha.  "The Saudi enemy launched 10 strikes on the Dhubab district in western Taiz," the Houthis' Al-Masirah TV channel said.  10/09/2026 - 17:38 Yemen leader says protecting country's coasts in international interest The leader of Yemen's internationally recognised governing council on Thursday urged Arab and other nations to help protect the country's coasts, after the Iran-backed Houthis seized control of the key Red Sea city of Mocha.  "The protection of Yemen's coasts and the restoration of state control over its territory, ports and waters is a joint Yemeni, Egyptian, Arab and international interest," said Rashad al-Alimi, who heads Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, during a meeting with Egypt's ambassador.   10/09/2026 - 17:02 Houthis say Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab navigation safe and operating normally The ⁠spokesperson for ​Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, ​Mohammed Abdulsalam, said on Thursday that navigation and ​international ‌trade ⁠in the Red ‌Sea and Bab el-Mandeb remained ⁠safe and regular, as fighting with Saudi-backed ​government forces ‌intensified.  In a post on X, Abdulsalam ‌said Yemen posed ​no threat to shipping and that ongoing Houthi operations ​were defensive ​and limited to ​previously announced targets. He ​said the operations would end once attacks on Yemen stopped ⁠and a blockade was lifted.  10/09/2026 - 16:16 Houthi seizure of Red Sea port threatens global energy flow Iran-aligned Houthi militants seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies.  Four Yemeni government military sources said the Houthis had gained further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern outlet of the Red Sea and one of the world's most important shipping routes, and were launching attacks on the strategic ​islands of Hanish.  10/09/2026 - 15:13 Two arrested in London for suspected offences relating to Iran, UK police say Two ​people have ​been arrested in London as part of ​an ‌investigation ⁠into suspected National ‌Security Act offences linked ⁠to Iran, British police said ​on Thursday.  London's ‌Metropolitan Police said in a ‌statement: "The investigation is ​not connected to any of the incidents ​or attacks earlier ​this year ​that have been ​targeted at various venues and buildings linked to ⁠Jewish and Iranian ⁠communities across ​London."  10/09/2026 - 15:11 Fighters from Saudi-backed Nation’s Shield Forces deployed in Yemen in offensive against Houthis  Fighters from the Saudi-backed Nation's Shield Forces deployed in Yemen's Al-Kadha area on September 10, 2026. © AFPTV      The Houthis, who control large parts of northwest Yemen, launched a large-scale offensive last week against Yemeni government forces, who are backed by Saudi Arabia. © AFPTV      A fighter from the Saudi-backed Nation's Shield Forces stands on the back of a truck. © AFPTV   10/09/2026 - 14:31 European Central Bank raises key interest rate to 2.5 percent as war fuels inflation fears  The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.5 percent on Thursday as the Middle East war pushes up energy costs and threatens to send prices higher.  "The conflict in the Middle East continues to generate inflation pressures, and inflation is set to remain well above target for an extended period," said the central bank.  10/09/2026 - 14:22 Iran's government opposes parliamentary bill to expand definition of 'enemy infiltration' ⁠Iran's government ​opposes a parliamentary bill ​that would impose tougher criminal penalties for activities deemed ​to ‌constitute ⁠foreign influence or infiltration, state ‌news agency IRNA reported ⁠on Thursday.  The bill, backed by parliament's National ​Security and Foreign ‌Policy Commission, would restrict contacts with foreign media ‌and institutions, the sharing ​of information, scientific cooperation and other activities that authorities ​deem to facilitate foreign ​influence.  The elected government's ​opposition to the measure ​appears to signal pushback towards hardliners, who have supported enacting tougher security ⁠laws during the US-Israeli war ⁠on Iran.   10/09/2026 - 13:01 Iran suspends freight charge on foreign vessels carrying energy products to or from Iran, Fars news reports ⁠Iran ​has ​suspended a 10 percent charge on freight ​fees ‌for ⁠foreign ‌vessels carrying imported or exported ⁠oil, gas and liquid ​petroleum ‌products to and from Iran, ‌the semi-official ​Fars news agency reported.  A US ​naval ​blockade has sharply ​disrupted the country's seaborne oil exports.  10/09/2026 - 09:59 Pakistan says no military response discussed under Mecca pact over Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia Pakistan said that there were no discussions about a military reaction from Islamabad under the Mecca ​agreement ‌in response to the ⁠Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia, but added that ‌Pakistan will "act" when the "time comes".  The comments by ⁠Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesperson came in response to a question on how ​Islamabad plans to fulfill its ‌obligations under a joint defence accord it signed with Turkey and Saudi Arabia.  The ‌joint defence agreement signed last month stipulates that an ​armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as ​an attack on all of ​them.  "There is no such thing ​under discussion right now ... When time comes (we) will act ​under the agreement," foreign ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said at a weekly media briefing.  10/09/2026 - 09:51 Iran-backed Houthis take control of Yemeni Red Sea city of Mocha, sources say The ​Iran-backed ​Houthi militants have taken control ​of ‌the ⁠Yemeni ‌Red Sea ⁠city of Mocha, closing ​in ‌on the strategic ‌Bab ​el-Mandeb Strait, three Yemeni government sources ​told ​Reuters.     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