Why the Houthi advance towards Yemen’s Marib, Taiz matters

Marib is home to Yemen’s oil sector. Whoever controls it secures economic gains. Taiz’s location makes it critical.

Jemenitische Houthi’s zijn de kleinste macht met de grootste stem in Trumps oorlog

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.

Yemen's Houthi rebels seize more key islands in southern Red Sea, tighten grip on shipping routes

Yemeni officials say the Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, strengthening their control of a major maritime shipping route. The rebels deployed fighters on

Yemen’s Houthis capture a Red Sea island in a threat to shipping, and other Mideast developments

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane.
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The Houthis’ advance puts oil markets on edge

Saudi Arabia’s Yemeni allies are divided and retreated quickly during the Houthis’ latest advance; air power alone is unlikely to push the rebels back. Saudi Arabia may seek help from Turkey and Pakistan under a new mutual-defence pact,

Hormuz Meeting With Iran and Gulf Nations Postponed, Oman Says

A planned meeting for Monday between Iran and several Gulf nations on creating a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed, according to Oman’s foreign minister.