The group has also gained control over much of Yemen's Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and advanced to the Bab al-Mandab strait.

The EU's Aspides mission was launched in 2024 to protect shipping from attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, and diplomats have said there are currently six warships operating.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the Iranian-backed rebels’ ability to control a key maritime shipping route.

Two months after launching bombing raids from Mar-a-Lago last year, President Donald Trump said the Houthi militants had decided to quit fighting U.S. forces. So, why have gasoline prices surged in the past week?

The Houthis are also firing at Saudi oil facilities and tankers. An attack on Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline, blamed on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, added to an unfolding nightmare for the kingdom and rattled world markets.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is seeking backing from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

In recent days, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have moved with lightning speed along the Red Sea coast, taking control of the vital port of Mocha and strategic islands in the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

An Israeli man has been fatally shot in the West Bank, and the Israeli military says it killed a man attempting a ramming attack on troops in the same area. The shooting occurred Sunday morning

Iran's arming of Houthi rebels in Yemen is threatening regional stability and global energy security and must stop, foreign ministers of the G7 said.

Fighting continues to rage in Yemen, as Houthi rebels battle Saudi-backed government forces for control of strategic mountains near the Red Sea, and the leader of the Iran-aligned group accused the United States of considering direct military involvement in the conflict.