That degree of success is unfeasible. Ask the Saudis who failed to deter the Houthis despite eight years of military action supported by Gulf allies, the UK and the US. But more to the point, the capability the Houthis are using to threaten shipping is mobile and easily hidd...
In response to the strikes, which occurred in Yemen just before Friday 3 a.m. local time, the rebel group has already pledged to retaliate. Later in the day, the Houthis said the strikes killed five of their forces and wounded six. Here’s a look at the Houthis and thei...
“It can continue its current course,” Lu said, “or it can withhold its support without which the Houthis would struggle to effectively track and strike commercial vessels navigating shipping lanes through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.” This raises questions as to whether any action against...
The Red Sea crisis has added to anxieties over a wider conflict in the Middle East beyond Gaza, which Israel is reducing to rubble in what it says is a campaign to annihilate thePalestinian terrorist groupHamas, which rules the strip and, like the Houthis, is backed by Tehran. Also on S...
In a defiant response, the Supreme Political Council, Houthi's top ruling body, declared in a statement on Friday that "all American and British interests have become legitimate targets." The United States and Britain sa...
houthis, who control much of yemen, have disrupted world trade for weeks with attacks on ships passing through the bab al-mandab strait at the southern end of the red sea in what they say is a response to israel's war in gaza. this is the 23rd attack by the houthis on...
The Houthis say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians and have threatened to expand attacks to include U.S. ships in response to American and British strikes on their sites in Yemen. U.S. officials said the "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" (SDGT) listing was aimed at cutting...
US strikes Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen The Houthis are backed by Iran and have taken credit for attacking ships in the Red Sea over the past year in response to the war in Gaza. 2 months ago US military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen ...
The State Department official stressed that the action did not reflect the US view of the Houthis and their “reprehensible conduct.” The Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing government forces fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis. UN officials are trying to revive peace...
The strikes, the fourth in less than a week, come as the Houthis have vowed to continue targeting ships and to respond aggressively to military action against them. The Iran-backed group has said their campaign is a response to Israel’s offensive against Hamas. ...