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September 10, 2026

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants have taken control of an
area near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, With the Strait of Hormuz
largely closed, the Bab el-Mandeb has become very important for
global shipping, The Iran-backed Houthis have been in a struggle
against the Saudi Arabia-backed Yemeni government, The attacks on
Saudi targets started fires at oil facilities and wounded more
than 70, Reports indicated that Iran had planned an economic
“nuclear option” closing the Bab e-Mandeb, The price of oil
jumped to $109 a barrel, The average price of diesel hit $6.00
for the first time ever, The new record will be painful,
especially if diesel prices continue to climb, Trump spent the
day at the Dallas rally that is intended to fire up his base
before the midterms.

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