Yemen

Saudi Arabia slams Iraq over drone attacks launched by Iran-backed militias

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it expressed the “strongest condemnation of the reprehensible drone attacks carried out by Iran-backed militias operating in Iraq."

 Protesters who support Yemen's Houthi group brandish weapons and shout slogans as they celebrate the ban decision imposed against the maritime shipping of Saudi Arabia on July 20, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.
Houthi supporters hold up posters of Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and the late leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, to show solidarity with Lebanon, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, April 17, 2026.

‘Vanguard of Muslim causes’: Expert tells ‘Post’ why Houthis amplify aid to Hezbollah in media

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, 2026.

Yemen's FM says Houthis using Bab al-Mandab to mirror Iran's pressure in Strait of Hormuz

A demonstrator holds up a mock missile as Houthi supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition's restrictions on Houthi-controlled areas, which the group describes as a blockade, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026.

Will Yemen's Houthis de-escalate after a month of tension, clashes in region? - analysis


Iran-backed Houthis accused of recruiting children in summer camps for combat training

The footage of the camps was allegedly taken in the Houthi-controlled Amran Governorate, the same area embroiled in deadly tribal clashes in recent days.

Houthi soldiers stand guard as people detained by the Houthis wait for their release in Sanaa, Yemen January 25, 2025.

Houthis hold Gulf states from joining US attacks with Bab el-Mandeb Strait trump card - interview

The Houthis' threat to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait may explain why Gulf states have not responded militarily to Iran’s attacks. Yemen expert Inbal Nissim-Louvton weighs in.

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.

Houthis decided to attack Israel independently of Iran, to uphold US ceasefire, official tells CNN

Senior Houthi leader Mohammed Ali Al Houthi, also said that the group will uphold its ceasefire with the United States, as long as the US “adheres to its commitment to halt its aggression."

HOUTHI SUPPORTERS demonstrate in solidarity with Iran, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues

From diplomacy to bombs: Western nihilism fueled Iran’s expansion - opinion

Decades of Western diplomacy misjudged Iran’s ideology, fueling a war that the West was unprepared for.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

Red Sea arena: Yemen’s Houthis open fourth front in Iran war, with global implications

BEHIND THE LINES: By joining Iran’s war, the Houthis have opened a dangerous new arena – one that could hit global trade, oil flows, and the wider regional balance.

A protester salutes as Houthi supporters demonstrate in solidarity with Iran, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 27, 2026

The Seder’s message: Why we diminish our joy for others’ pain on Passover

The spilling of wine at the Seder lessens joy to recognize that freedom came with suffering and calls for empathy toward all.

'Although it is a great joy for us that god took us out of Egypt and redeemed us, it is still painful for us that through this others were destroyed.'

Iran pushes Houthis toward Red Sea attacks as Israel keeps restrictions unchanged

The Houthis' further actions could depend on whether or not the United States escalates its own strikes against the Iranian regime as a part of Operation Epic Fury.

A protester with a poster featuring a picture of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his head joins a demonstration with Houthi supporters in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen March 6, 2026.

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.