Key facts
- The Southern Armed Forces said they redeployed from Dhubab Airport and the Bab el-Mandeb area to secure Aden.
- Yemeni military sources told Reuters government forces had redeployed to al-Suqyah, 150 km (95 miles) west of Aden.
- Bahrain said it intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks, the first such interceptions since September.
- The Revolutionary Guards said they attacked a US military base in Bahrain with six drones, per Iran's Fars news agency.
- The Revolutionary Guards said two tankers were on fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz; Reuters could not verify it.
- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Oman on Tuesday for talks, Iranian state media reported.
Iran-aligned Houthi forces advanced in Yemen as Saudi-backed government forces pulled back from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on November 15, 2026, while Iran fired drones at US bases in Bahrain, according to a Reuters report dated November 15.
The Southern Armed Forces, the main military force fighting for Yemen's internationally recognized government in the south, said it redeployed from Dhubab Airport and the Bab el-Mandeb area west of Taiz Governorate to secure Aden and neighboring governorates. The retreat appeared to end a six-week government counteroffensive to drive the Houthis from the mouth of the Red Sea. There was no immediate response from the Houthis or from Saudi Arabia.
Yemeni military sources told Reuters that government forces around the Bab el-Mandeb had redeployed to al-Suqyah, 150 km (95 miles) west of Aden, and were still trying to push the Houthis from nearby coastal areas. In the highlands north of Aden, where the Houthis have besieged Taiz, the fighters were positioned just outside the district of Tur al-Bahah, about 80 km (50 miles) from the city, the sources said. Aid supplies were unable to enter Taiz and civilians unable to leave, the report said.
Bahrain said it intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks, the first such interceptions by its air defenses since September. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it attacked a US military base in Bahrain with six drones in retaliation for "hostile US actions," Iran's Fars news agency reported. Bahrain urged citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location during a brief alert.