In late 2023 and into early 2025, Shia rebels in Yemen, armed by decades of smuggled Iranian weapons shipments, sought to block commercial shipping from entering the Red Sea by firing rockets and ...

HOUTHI MILITARY spokesman Yahya Saree delivers a statement in Sanaa, Yemen, last month. The Houthis, a Shia terrorist organization backed by Iran with weapons and logistical support, have seized ...

Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, it has sought to expand its influence by creating a “Shia crescent” that includes Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen. However, Iran’s ...

Prior to 1962, the Zaydi portions of Yemen were ruled under the Shia Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen. However, the kingdom was overthrown by a pan-Arabist coup inspired by Egypt in 1962 leading to ...

The rebels also acquired the reconnaissance capability to accurately fire missiles at ships passing through the narrow, 26 kilometers wide, Bab-el-Mandeb straits off southwestern Yemen and force ships ...

The UN special envoy for Yemen announced on Friday that he would begin working immediately with the government and Shia Houthi leaders who are opposed to Hadi to determine an agenda and date for ...