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Yemen

Yemen’s Houthis claim third missile attack targeting Israel

Smoke rises from an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv on March 23.
Smoke rises from an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv on March 23.

Iran pushing Houthis on Red Sea shipping, officials say

A satellite image shows Bab al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen on Feb 27, 2026. The waterway has become crucial following Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began on Feb 28.  
A satellite image shows Bab al-Mandab Strait off the coast of Yemen on Feb 27, 2026. The waterway has become crucial following Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began on Feb 28.  

How Yemen’s Houthis could worsen the oil crunch

A satellite image shows the Bab al-Mandab strait off the coast of Yemen.
A satellite image shows the Bab al-Mandab strait off the coast of Yemen.

Why Iran war makes Red Sea shipping a bigger worry

The oil infrastructure at Saudi Arabia's western Red Sea port of Yanbu on March 4.
The oil infrastructure at Saudi Arabia's western Red Sea port of Yanbu on March 4.

Yemen’s Houthis have joined the Mid-East war – what comes next?

A Houthi soldier mans a machine gun on a pickup truck while on patrol during a rally in solidarity with Iran in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 27.
A Houthi soldier mans a machine gun on a pickup truck while on patrol during a rally in solidarity with Iran in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 27.

Yemen’s Houthis launch missiles at Israel as attacks on Iran continue

A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran early on March 28, 2026.
A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran early on March 28, 2026.

Houthis enter war and say attacks on Iran, Hezbollah must stop

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on March 28.
Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on March 28.

Missile fired from Yemen as Israel and US target Iran

The Houthis entry to the war raises the prospects of a broader regional confrontation.
The Houthis entry to the war raises the prospects of a broader regional confrontation.

Yemen’s Houthis say their ‘fingers are on the trigger’ as US-Israeli war on Iran widens

A Houthi supporter holds a poster with an image of the Houthis’s leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, as he speaks on a mobile phone during a demonstration in solidarity with Iran, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
A Houthi supporter holds a poster with an image of the Houthis’s leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, as he speaks on a mobile phone during a demonstration in solidarity with Iran, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Explainer: Who are the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen?

Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech that his group would not hesitate to intervene militarily in support of Iran if developments required it.
Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised speech that his group would not hesitate to intervene militarily in support of Iran if developments required it.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.