Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Sep 22, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
UN reports nearly nearly 700 people killed and over 130,000 Yemenis displaced by renewed fighting between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-aligned government forces, UK government commits to provide…
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According to the United Nations, nearly 130,000 Yemenis have fled their homes within Yemen and more than 3,000 have fled by boat across the Red Sea to Africa due to renewed fighting between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-aligned government forces.
The organization reports nearly 700 people have been killed and thousands more injured in the fighting.
Yesterday, Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic ground in Yemen's highlands in order to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces following a report from The New York Times that the Trump administration had prepared to launch airstrikes on Sunday against the Houthis after fresh pleas from the Saudi crown prince.
The newspaper reports President Trump called off the airstrikes at the last minute, even as troops were loading bombs onto aircraft.
U.S. officials have rebuffed repeated pleas from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to join the fight in Yemen.
Fighting has centered on the outskirts of the remote mountains of Taiz province along the Indian Ocean, between the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea's mouth, and the government's base in Aden, the sources said.
The UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia in a move they say will help counter Houthi fighters, restore stability in the region, and drive down the cost of living at home, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, according to The Guardian.
Burnham, who is scheduled to have his first ever meeting with President Trump later today, said he would urge the president to de-escalate the conflict in Iran, warning that, quote, dark clouds of global instability are directly affecting people's lives all over the world.
What makes us to flee when you see the kids frightening, screaming, cannot sleep, cannot eat.
According to the United Nations, nearly 130,000 Yemenis have fled their homes within Yemen and more than 3,000 have fled by boat across the Red Sea to Africa due to renewed fighting between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-aligned government forces.
The organization reports nearly 700 people have been killed and thousands more injured in the fighting.
Yesterday, Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic ground in Yemen's highlands in order to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces following a report from The New York Times that the Trump administration had prepared to launch airstrikes on Sunday against the Houthis after fresh pleas from the Saudi crown prince.
The newspaper reports President Trump called off the airstrikes at the last minute, even as troops were loading bombs onto aircraft.
U.S. officials have rebuffed repeated pleas from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to join the fight in Yemen.
Fighting has centered on the outskirts of the remote mountains of Taiz province along the Indian Ocean, between the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea's mouth, and the government's base in Aden, the sources said.
The UK has agreed to provide defensive air support to Saudi Arabia in a move they say will help counter Houthi fighters, restore stability in the region, and drive down the cost of living at home, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, according to The Guardian.
Burnham, who is scheduled to have his first ever meeting with President Trump later today, said he would urge the president to de-escalate the conflict in Iran, warning that, quote, dark clouds of global instability are directly affecting people's lives all over the world.
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