Yemeni City of Taiz Running Out of Essentials as Houthis Close in NYT - Top Stories By: Saeed Al-Batati and Vivian Nereim 20 October 2026 at 15:28 The Iranian-backed Houthi militia has cut road access to Taiz, one of Yemen’s largest cities, besieging it. Officials there warn of an impending humanitarian disaster. © Anees Mahyoub/ReutersA woman using a firewood oven on Monday during a shortage of cooking gas in Taiz, Yemen.