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After the Houthis said they had struck two Saudi oil tankers on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold Iran accountable for any further attacks by the fighters.
WORLD
Jul 24, 2026
Trump vows to punish Iran for Houthi attacks in Red Sea as oil surges over $100
Fears that disruption could further widen to block another sea route sent global oil prices surging in one of the steepest rises of the war.
A Houthi follower looks on, during a pro-Iran demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, in April.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2026
Iran flew IRGC commanders, missile gear to Yemen¡¯s Houthis, sources say
The move suggests Tehran is seeking to strengthen the ability of its Houthi allies to threaten Red Sea shipping.
University students walk over depictions of the U.S., Israeli, and U.K. flags while marching in a demonstration to show their support for the Houthi movement amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, at the Sanaa University campus in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 23, 2026
Houthis say they attacked tankers in Red Sea, widening war
The Red Sea has emerged as a vital workaround for crude exports, particularly from Saudi Arabia, amid disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Houthi security force members stand guard as supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition's restrictions on Houthi-controlled areas, which the group describes as a blockade, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 22, 2026
Houthi Red Sea threat would challenge a stretched U.S. military
The possible entry of the Houthis into ?the conflict is another example of how the war continues to evolve, worsening a political headache for the U.S. president.
A container ship bound for the Strait of Malacca enters the Singapore Strait, near Asia's southern most point in Johor, Malaysia.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2026
Hormuz, Malacca and other key straits spawn tensions throughout history
As Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels, want to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea.
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons during a protest against what the group says are restrictions imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on Houthi-controled areas of Yemen, in Sanaa on July 17.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2026
Tankers with Saudi crude turn back as Houthis open new front in U.S.-51³Ô¹ÏÍø
The Houthis, who control much of Yemen including the coast at the mouth of the Red ?Sea, announced ?a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement hold portraits of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a protest against what the group says are restrictions imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, in Sanaa on July 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2026
How a Houthi blockade in the Red Sea tightens Iran¡¯s grip on global energy supply
Yemen sits on the southern gateway to the Red Sea, and closing that would open up a new front in the energy crisis and Iran¡¯s overarching conflict with the U.S.
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons during a protest against what the group says are restrictions imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on Houthi-controled areas of Yemen, in Sanaa on July 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2026
Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade, threatening new front in U.S.-51³Ô¹ÏÍø
The escalation comes after one of the deadliest periods in the war for U.S. troops.
With the Strait of Hormuz already shut, a Houthi attack on vessels or ports in the Red Sea would leave the Middle East's two main oil export routes disrupted simultaneously.
WORLD
Jul 17, 2026
Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network, sources say
Any threat to the Red Sea and its Bab al-Mandab gateway risks exacerbating the global energy crisis and underscores the explosive risks stemming from a new round of warfare.
Yemeni gunmen brandish their weapons during a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa on July 6. A senior Yemeni official warned on Monday that the country's armed forces were prepared to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2026
After Hormuz, Iran turns to Red Sea gateway as new pressure point
A senior Yemeni official warned the country¡¯s armed forces were prepared to close a waterway linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden if Saudi Arabia continued to attack Yemen.
A boy waves an Iranian flag as he joins Houthi supporters as they demonstrate against airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 14, 2026
Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia, breaking years of calm
The strikes are the first claimed by the Iran-backed Houthis against Saudi Arabia since an informal truce went into effect in March 2022.
Security forces stand guard during a rally by supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Sanaa, Yemen, on May 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2026
Why Houthi threats on Red Sea shipping could mean more pain for oil markets
Yemen¡¯s Tehran-aligned militant group said it would ban ships linked to Israel from the Red Sea after Israel renewed its ?military attacks on Iran.
Young Houthi supporters hold weapons during a rally in solidarity with Tehran and Beirut, amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Friday.
WORLD
Mar 29, 2026
Yemen¡¯s Houthis enter 51³Ô¹ÏÍø with attacks on Israel, as U.S. Marines arrive in region
The risk of an expanded 51³Ô¹ÏÍø grew as Yemen¡¯s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict.
Children watch a tanker at anchor off the coast of Muscat, Oman, on March 18. The Strait of Hormuz is used by roughly a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supply and is currently blocked by Iran, a more formidable adversary than Yemen's Houthis.
WORLD
Mar 25, 2026
Failure to secure Red Sea shipping casts shadow over Strait of Hormuz plan
Absent the strait¡¯s reopening, shortages will become more acute, ?threatening higher ?costs for energy, food and numerous other products worldwide.
Khadar Hussein Abdi, Somaliland¡¯s minister of the presidency, at his office in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Feb. 12
WORLD
Mar 11, 2026
Israel plans new foothold on the Red Sea to fight the Houthis
So far the Houthis have held back on attacking ships, but have suggested they could enter the war.
Southern Transitional Council security personnel work at a checkpoint in Aden, Yemen, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
Yemen separatist leader dodges Riyadh talks to tackle southern crisis
Aidarous al-Zubaidi ¡ª the leader of Yemen¡¯s Southern Transitional Council, which seized swaths of territory in December ¡ª has fled to an unknown location.
Supporters of Yemen's Houthis brandish weapons during a rally condemning Israel on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
U.N. says Yemen¡¯s Houthis are holding 20 of its staff
On Saturday, the U.N. office said Houthi security forces had made an ¡°unauthorized entry¡± into its compound.
A plane is reflected in the facade of the Ramon International Airport after an inauguration ceremony for the new airport, just outside the southern Red Sea resort city of Eilat, Israel, in 2019.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2025
Israel¡¯s Ramon Airport near Eilat reopens after being hit by drone from Yemen
Takeoffs and landings at the airport were halted for around two hours as the Israeli military investigated the crash of a drone, which injured two people.
An armed Yemeni man chants slogans during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and in condemnation of Israel and the U.S., in Yemen's Houthi-run capital, Sanaa, on Friday.
WORLD
Sep 1, 2025
Yemen¡¯s Houthi rebels detain at least 11 U.N. workers
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for their ¡°immediate and unconditional release.¡±
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi attends an event in Sanaa in January.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2025
Yemen¡¯s Houthis say prime minister killed in Israeli strike
Israel has been striking Houthi targets for months in response to the rebels¡¯ attacks, which they say are in support of the Palestinians in Gaza.

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