We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Middle East live: Yemen fighting escalates as Trump heads to UN Smoke billows into the sky in a screengrab from a video said to show Houthi fighters attacking Saudi-backed forces, 15 September 2026. © Houthi Military Media, Saudi airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port of Mokha have killed at least six people as Iran-backed Houthis press their offensive. The escalation comes as the US and its allies face growing pressure to protect Saudi Arabia and regional energy infrastructure, while Donald Trump prepares to address the UN in New York. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
France ready to help 'secure' Saudi energy infrastructure: diplomatic source France is ready to work on "securing" Saudi energy infrastructure targeted by Iran-backed Houthis, adopting a "strictly defensive approach," a diplomatic source said Monday. "France is ready to contribute to securing Saudi energy infrastructure in Yanbu and along the East-West Pipeline, within the framework of a strictly defensive approach," the source said, emphasizing that "this in no way involves taking part in the conflict with the Houthis." The Houthis have carried out attacks against facilities belonging to the Saudi oil giant Aramco in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu. The East-West Pipeline – a crucial crude oil export route – has also been shut down following drone attacks launched from Iraq, according to Riyadh.
Houthis must 'immediately cease' strikes against Saudi Arabia: G7 foreign ministers The foreign ministers of the G7 condemned on Monday the "unacceptable continued strikes" waged from Yemen against Saudi Arabia and urged the Iran-backed group to immediately hold fire. "We call on the Houthis to immediately cease all military actions, all threats and attacks against civilian shipping, and to return to the political process in good faith," the leaders representing Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States said in a statement. They also called on Iran "to end its arming of and support for the Houthis," alleging Tehran is in violation of past UN Security Council resolutions.
Iran foreign minister arrives in New York for UN General Assembly Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in New York on Monday, leading Tehran's diplomatic delegation at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, the foreign ministry said. Araghchi is the highest-ranking Iranian official to enter the United States since the Middle East war began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February. Araghchi spoke by phone with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after his arrival and exchanged views on the agenda of the UN General Assembly, Iranian state television reported.
"Our most important objective is to use a major international platform to defend the legitimacy, rights, and interests of the Iranian people," Araghchi was quoted as telling Iranian journalists. Saudi strikes on the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha killed at least six people and wounded eight others, the Houthi-affiliated news agency Saba reported Tuesday. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has staged a lightning offensive in recent weeks to take over Yemen's entire Red Sea coast, including Mokha, leaving the Saudi-backed government scrambling to respond.
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