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Yemen launches offensive, recaptures Dhubab as Sanaa push

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Yemen Govt Launches Offensive

Yemen's internationally recognised government launched a major offensive to retake Houthi-held territory.
Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi announced the operation and a push toward Sanaa.
Government forces recaptured Dhubab district on the Red Sea coast near Bab al-Mandeb.
Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili reported neutralising 1,747 Houthi fighters and destroying 364 vehicles in 1,122 operations.
World Food Programme warned three-quarters of families face acute hunger as tens of thousands are displaced.

Summary

Iran Sets Conditions

Iran set seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, linking them to the U.S. maritime blockade.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed attacks on at least seven oil tankers within five days.
Iran warned it could leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if military action intensifies.
Commercial insurers are raising premiums for ships crossing the southern Red Sea after recent explosions.

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Historical Context

October 1973 OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, imposed an embargo that cut Arab exports by about 5 million barrels per day and raised crude from $3 to $12 a barrel, triggering the 1973 energy crisis. The episode showed oil-supply leverage, a dynamic echoed now as Yemen’s Rashad al-Alimi government battles Houthi forces and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens the Strait of Hormuz.

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Yemen Govt Launches Offensive

Yemen's internationally recognised government launched a major offensive to retake Houthi-held territory.
Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi announced the operation and a push toward Sanaa.
Government forces recaptured Dhubab district on the Red Sea coast near Bab al-Mandeb.
Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili reported neutralising 1,747 Houthi fighters and destroying 364 vehicles in 1,122 operations.
World Food Programme warned three-quarters of families face acute hunger as tens of thousands are displaced.

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