The Houthis' advance toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is fueled by a sprawling sanctions-evasion network spanning Iranian oil, crypto and Russia.

The Iran-backed Houthis’ swift advance in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia have left the Gulf Arab kingdom with few options to respond, all of which carry heavy costs.

The Yemen militant group captured the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish, new the chokepoint of Bab al-Mandab strait

By Timour Azhari RIYADH, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched a new wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia and were digging into positions on the western coast of Yemen along the Red Sea,

Saudi-led coalition promises to respond ‘firmly’ to Houthi strikes on urban areas in Saudi Arabia.

F OR MONTHS Saudi Arabia has talked up a possible new offensive against the Houthis, the Iran-backed rebels who control much of Yemen. The kingdom’s Yemeni allies promised they had “surprises” in store. Propagandists blustered that they might soon free Hodeida, the country’s main port, and perhaps even Sana’a, the capital.

Houthi-aanvallen op Saudi-Arabië en in de Bab el-Mandebstraat vormen een extra hindernis voor elke poging van de VS om zich uit oorlogen in het Midden-Oosten terug te trekken.

Diesel prices in the U.S. have hit a painful new milestone, $6 a gallon as, reports said, Houthi rebels in Yemen took the key Red Sea port city of Mokha.

President Donald Trump said Iran-backed Houthis have asked the US to abstain from targeting the militant group, as a worsening clash with Saudi Arabia inflames tensions in the Middle East.

Fox News chief international correspondent Steve Harrigan reports on Houthi rebels capturing key territory near the crucial Bab al-Mandab Strait on ‘America Reports.’