Yemen and the Houthis

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1127+ words) The Houthis’ rapid advance toward one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints is putting fresh scrutiny on the sprawling financial network that has helped transform the Iran-backed group from a Yemeni insurgency into a heavily armed regional power capable…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (160+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — US Vice President J.D. Vance said Sunday that the United States has been engaged in direct conversations with Yemen’s Houthi rebels as Washington seeks to manage the escalating regional crisis. Vance said the US administration is closely monitoring developments…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (154+ words) | Hindustan Times Hindustan Times MBS arm-twists Trump for help as Houthis rain missiles on Saudi: US says no, offers this instead… Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has held talks with U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper in Jeddah…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (119+ words) | Hindustan Times Hindustan Times Houthis’ next move terrifies US ally: Red Sea only the beginning? Yemen reaches a new tipping point Yemen’s Houthi movement has expanded its offensive after reportedly seizing the Red Sea ports of Mocha and Dhubab and…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (107+ words) middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia has struck Yemen around fifty times in 24 hours, Houthis say Houthi fighters on Monday said that Saudi Arabia had carried out 54 strikes towards Yemen in 24 hours, as the movement had inflicted significant setbacks on Yemeni government…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (624+ words) At least two civilians have been killed when a Saudi airstrike destroyed a bridge in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz, as clashes between Yemeni army forces and Saudi-backed mercenaries are intensifying along the country’s western coast. Yemen’s al-Masirah television channel,…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1564+ words) When the Saudi crown prince asked President Donald Trump last week to take military action against the Houthis, the president declined, according to officials with knowledge of the conversations. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has increasingly found itself caught in…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (655+ words) Through its narrow waters separating Iran and the Sultanate of Oman, about one-fifth of the world’s oil supplies passed daily, along with enormous quantities of liquefied natural gas. Oil companies warned of rising prices at the opening of the markets,…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1280+ words) Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the Iran-backed rebels' ability to control a key maritime shipping route. Meanwhile, repairs to a crucial Saudi Arabian oil pipeline that…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (66+ words) Yahoo News Canada For more than a month, the Houthis have been striking Saudi oil infrastructure and shipping in the Red Sea, stepping up pressure on global oil prices and boosting Iran's leverage in its war with the United States....