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 ...

a Zaidi Shia militant group, have been at the center of the Yemeni civil war since 2014. The conflict started when the Houthis seized control of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and later expanded ...

Tehran supports and coordinates this group of regional proxies, including Yemen’s Houthis, Hamas, and Lebanese Hezbollah, to challenge its enemies in various theaters. A key Iranian proxy is found ...

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 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 ...