Yemen

Saudi vessel attacked in Red Sea, national shipping company confirms following Houthi claims

The Houthis have carried out attacks on Saudi oil facilities and shipping in the Red Sea in recent weeks, and they claimed to have targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco facilities in Yanbu in July.

A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane off Yemen's Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026; Illustrative.
A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

Israel’s second War of Independence: The end of strategic illusions - opinion

Supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons as they rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon amid the Middle East war, in the capital Sanaa on April 17, 2026.

Houthis claim attack on Saudi military ship, four escort vessels in Red Sea

Missiles produced by Iran's armed forces are displayed near a row of Iranian flags during commemorations to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution on February 11, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran prepared for larger war, fearing US talks were cover for Israeli attack - report


Iran’s Houthi gamble at Bab al-Mandab might strengthen Washington - opinion

By deploying the Houthis as a pressure lever, Iran opens a new and highly sensitive front.

MEMBERS OF Houthi military forces parade in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen. Threatening to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait could end up strengthening Washington, the writer says.

Why the Houthis waited until now to strike - analysis

The Houthis successfully hid missiles in caves for years, and the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and others were not able to stop the missile and drone attacks or dislodge the group. 

Yemen's Houthi loyalists brandish weapons, flags of Yemen and Iran and a poster depicting the Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, and a picture of U.S. President Trump during a protest staged to show support to Iran against the U.S.-Israel war on March 27, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Who are the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen? - explainer

Heavily armed and capable of striking Gulf neighbors, any involvement in the Iran conflict by the Houthis could cause major disruption to maritime navigation around the Arabian Peninsula.

Yemen's Houthi loyalists chant slogans as they participate in a protest staged to show support to Iran against the U.S.-Israel war on March 27, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

First Houthi launch toward Israel since war began triggers alerts across the Negev

Tehran could use the Houthis to take action in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on September 21, 2023.

Iran warns its ready to open new front in Yemen, close Bab al-Mandab Strait with Houthis - report

"The Bab al-Mandab Strait is considered one of the strategic straits in the world, and Iran has the will to produce a completely credible threat against it," an Iranian official told Tasnim.

A Houthi protester with a poster of Ali Khamenei demonstrates amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 6, 2026

A new Marshall Plan: Israel, Gulf States in a new Middle East development plan - opinion

International development is not philanthropy; it's the new realism of the Middle East.

A woman walks on a street with shuttered doors in Tehran on Sunday.

Houthis making preemptive ‘moves’ in case of war, UAE media says

A report revealed that the Houthis began major movements on five frontlines, adding that there could be clashes near Taiz and also the important port city of Hodeidah.

A Yemeni security soldier guards next to a large screen broadcasting the leader of Houthi movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, alongside messages supporting Palestinians and the cause of Jerusalem, during a rally by Houthi supporters on International Quds Day on March 13, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Between Bab al-Mandab and Hormuz: Will the Houthis escalate the campaign? - opinion

The Houthis have already experienced the intensity of the American response when Washington used military force in response to attempts to restrict freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.

A Houthi protester with a poster of Ali Khamenei demonstrates amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 6, 2026

Saudi Arabia working to keep Houthis out of Iran war as group threatens readiness to fight - report

The United States and Israel, while waging war against the Iranian regime, are trying to avoid provoking the Houthis into joining the war, a US official said.

Pro-Iran protesters brandish billboards flags of Yemen and Iran, weapons, and chant slogans as they take part in a rally held to condemn the US-Israel aerial attacks on Iran and killing the Iranian Supreme leader and several military officials on March 1, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Yemeni gov’t killed six protesters, wounded dozens in February demonstrations crackdown - HRW

The leadership’s January decision to dissolve the STC was a choice seen to have been heavily influenced by Saudi Arabia.

The South Yemen flag flies as soldiers from the Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the Presidential Palace in Aden, Yemen, December 9, 2025.