Yemen

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.
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.

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

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.

Why the Houthis waited until now to strike - analysis

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.

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


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.

Pressure building on Houthis to act as group stays on sidelines amid Iran war, expert tells 'Post'

An expert on Yemen from the Open University and the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University explained that the Houthis have a different relationship with Tehran than other proxies.

A Yemeni man holds a posters depicting the former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei during a rally by Houthi supporters on International Quds Day on March 13, 2026 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Israel-Somaliland ties could lead to Red Sea Israeli base, intel. gathering on Houthis - report

With Israel's continuous strikes against Hamas and Hezbollah since 2023, the Houthis have steadily grown to be Iran’s strongest proxy.

The flag of Somaliland is seen during a campaign rally of the main opposition party Waddani in Hargeisa on November 8, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Somaliland presidential election.

Iran war leaves Yemen's Houthis 'between a rock and a hard place' - analysis

Iran helped the Houthis for more than a decade, arming them with the know-how to build drones and ballistic missiles. Now, will the Houthis help their friends in Tehran?

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