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- Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized Mocha and the Bab El-Mandeb Strait on September 11, 2026.
- The U.S. State Department warned Americans to reconsider Middle East travel and issued flight-cancellation alerts.
- President Donald Trump said he is communicating with the Houthis and they agreed not to attack the United States.
- The United States approved a potential $24.3 billion sale of nearly 50 F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia.