Iran's policy towards the Houthis in Yemen: a limited return on a modest investment. International Affairs 92(3), 647-663.Juneau, Thomas. 2016. "Iran's Policy Towards the Houthis in Yemen: a limited return on a modest investment." International Affairs, 92(3):647-663.Juneau, T. (...
He said Iran's allies in the region, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, are trying to be actively involved in the conflict. Israel is also trying to contain the conflict in Gaza to avoid fighting on multiple fronts. "We are defending our northern border and conducting...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution that imposes an arms embargo on the Houthi militia in Yemen as an entity. Resolution 2624, which was adopted with 11 votes in favor and four abstentions, decides that the Houthis as an entity shall b...
Though the group from which they originate has been around for thousands of years,why are the Houthis in Yemen suddenly making headlines and drawing attention from the West? How Iran benefits from (allegedly) arming the Houthisto fight a proxy war against Saudi Arabia’s influence in the regi...
“axis of resistance”, a network of militias including Hamas, Hizbullah and the Houthis in Yemen. Now that axis is reeling: Israel has battered Hamas's military wing in Gaza and outwitted Hizbullah. Suddenly Iran's regime looks too weak to help its cronies—and, perhaps, to defend ...
Vice President Kamala Harris weighs in on key issues and the 2024 election She told us the U.S. wants to keep the conflict from escalating but that's proving difficult. In the last two weeks, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, both proxies of Iran, have launched missiles, ...
It's not surprising the British and Americans have had another go at striking the Houthis in Yemen - but it's just not necessarily all that clever. Allied naval vessels have been threatened, the argument goes in London and Washington, the commercial shipping of other countries h...
Yemen (ˈjɛmən) n (Placename) a republic in SW Arabia, on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden: formed in 1990 from the union of North Yemen and South Yemen: consists of arid coastal lowlands, rising to fertile upland valleys and mountains in the west and to the Hadhramaut plat...
Watch | The Houthis and War in Yemen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqbOk3yNBWQ 1. History of the movement, structure, and ideology History The movement of Ansar Allah (Supporters of Allah), also known as the Houthis, is a paramilitary group of Zaidi Shi’ites, acting in Yemen. ...
Not coincidentally, the main Iranian backed militias include Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen. Other smaller groups exist in Iraq and Syria. The most important players in the region are Saudi Arabia and Iran. They are competing not only for regional ...