A senior military official with Yemen’s internationally recognized government said the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have taken the island of Mayun after government forces withdrew from there on Thursday.

Diesel prices in the U.S. have hit a painful new milestone, $6 a gallon as, reports said, Houthi rebels in Yemen took the key Red Sea port city of Mokha.

The East-West Pipeline corridor, also called the Petroline, of Saudi Arabia was targeted by Houthi rebels of Yemen, with multiple satellite images confirming the strikes. However, Saudi Arabian authorities have not issued a statement so far.

The kingdom pumped 6.24 million barrels a day last month, down from more than 10 million before the Iran war began

A Houthi advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast could help push gas prices up even more as the Iran-backed group also launches attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ⁠bin ⁠Salman called U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump twice on Thursday and urged ​him to launch strikes against the Houthis, Axios reported, citing two U.S. ‌officials.

Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait would be a setback for the Trump administration in its war with Iran, which has already blocked the Strait of Hormuz.

The Houthis attacked the southern Saudi cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait and Jazan with ballistic missiles and ​drones on Wednesday, a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said, marking the second consecutive day ‌of Houthi attacks on the kingdom.