Yemen Houthis

Yemen Houthis

Damage on the cargo vessel Tihamah near Murad, Yemen, August 11, 2026. Yemen's transport ministry said four crew members were killed after the vessel was attacked in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Photo: Media Office Of The Ministry Of Transport - Republic Of Yemen/Handout via REUTERS

New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

The attacks, in the Gulf of Oman leading to the strait and at the entrance to the Red Sea — both vital chokepoints for global oil supplies — come as the war shows no signs of ending despite...

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait,12 July, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Four crew killed in Red Sea attack while missile strike reported in Gulf

Houthi followers participate in a parade as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen February 7, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ File Photo

Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict

Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/File Photo

Gulf shipping traffic down after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tanker

A satellite image shows trail of smoke rising from an oil facility, in Jizan, Jazan province, Saudi Arabia, July 26, 2026. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday, July 25, that they carried out operations targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu, according to a statement by the group's military spokesperson Yahya Sare. Photo: European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via REUTERS

US, Saudis attack Iran-backed groups in Iraq leaving multiple wounded and dead

A satellite image shows smoke coming out of an oil facility, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they targeted a number of sensitive crude oil supply and transport sites, according to a statement by the group's military spokesperson Yahya Sare, in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia July 27, 2026. Photo: Courtesy European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via REUTERS

Houthis say they targeted Saudi east-west oil transport

Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/File Photo

Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia: Data

Houthi-mobilized fighters ride atop a car in Sanaa, Yemen September 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Houthis fire on Saudi oil sites; no US strike on Iran for first time in two weeks

A member of Houthi security force mans a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol truck 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. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ File Photo

Yemen teeters towards renewed war in shadow of Iran conflict

Houthi followers participate in a parade as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen February 7, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ File Photo

Iran flew IRGC commanders, missile gear to Yemen's Houthis: Sources

A view of a village on the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen April 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

After Hormuz, Iran turns to Red Sea gateway as new pressure point

Smoke rises after reports of an airstrike hitting near the Sanaa International Airport, as seen from Sanaa, Yemen, July 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia, breaking years of calm

Houthi-mobilized fighters ride atop a car in Sanaa, Yemen September 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Who are Yemen's Houthis and why are they attacking Red Sea shipping?