{"id":378370,"date":"2026-09-13T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lightning-fast-houthi-advance-in-yemen-opens-a-dangerous-new-front-in-the-middle-east-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T15:00:41","slug":"lightning-fast-houthi-advance-in-yemen-opens-a-dangerous-new-front-in-the-middle-east-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/lightning-fast-houthi-advance-in-yemen-opens-a-dangerous-new-front-in-the-middle-east-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning-fast Houthi advance in Yemen opens a dangerous new front in the Middle East | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VKNBkPsxvO4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Lightning-fast Houthi advance in Yemen opens a dangerous new front in the Middle East | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VKNBkPsxvO4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Houthi fighters have attacked Saudi military targets after seizing Yemen&#8217;s Red Sea coast. 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