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YEMENI SOLDIERS stand guard at a military camp near the frontline with Houthis, in Marib, Yemen, November 6, 2024.
A Houthi follower rises a weapon as he attends a rally marking one year of Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

Houthi threat to Red Sea expands with takeover of Mocha, potentially reshaping region - analysis

Damage in the aftermath of Houthi strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, August 10, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a handout video.

Houthis reach Yemen's Hanish Islands in Red Sea, military sources say

A member of Houthi security forces mans a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol vehicle at the site of an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom in Sanaa, Yemen, last month.

Yemeni government says campaign to retake Sana'a from Houthis has begun


Dawn 2.0: IDF chief launches exercise testing military readiness ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

According to the IDF, increased movement of military forces, including aircraft, will be noticeable throughout the country, though it affirmed there is no concern about a security incident.

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank; illustrative.

Iran coordinates with Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis for attack, Israeli intel suggests - report

Israeli assessments indicate Tehran is working to coordinate its regional allies for a simultaneous assault on Israel, seeking to avoid the lack of coordination seen during the October 7 attack.

An Iranian cleric visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Houthis escalate fighting in Yemen, eyeing control over Mocha Port, Bab al-Mandab Strait - report

Fighting has intensified around western Taiz as the Houthis attempted to reach Mocha, a port city less than 50 miles from the strait, Col. Abdul Basit al-Baher told the NYT.

Members of Houthi security forces sit on a rock at the site of a rally held to commemorate Mawlid, marking the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's birthday, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026.

Saudi vessel attacked in Red Sea, national shipping company confirms following Houthi claims

The Houthis have carried out attacks on Saudi oil facilities and shipping in the Red Sea in recent weeks, and they claimed to have targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco facilities in Yanbu in July.

A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane off Yemen's Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026; Illustrative.

Houthis claim attack on Saudi military ship, four escort vessels in Red Sea

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group targeted a Saudi military ship and four escorts with missiles in the Red Sea.

Supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons as they rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon amid the Middle East war, in the capital Sanaa on April 17, 2026.

Iran prepared for larger war, fearing US talks were cover for Israeli attack - report

According to the WSJ, Arab intelligence officials picked up evidence of Iranian leaders planning potential attacks on enemy territory, broadening the scope of the war and raising the cost for the US.

Missiles produced by Iran's armed forces are displayed near a row of Iranian flags during commemorations to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution on February 11, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Red Sea Mocha port in Yemen closed following over 25 Houthi missile attacks

The attacks killed seven people and caused an estimated $16 million in losses, the director told a news conference.

Damage in the aftermath of Houthi strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, August 10, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a handout video.

Why Iran’s threat keeps haunting the Middle East - and how to finally break the cycle - opinion

Stop viewing Iran as a hostile player and start seeing the pattern that nurtures the destructive path its people keep finding themselves on, and change that

A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.

At least four civilians killed by Houthi missiles in port city, Yemen government says

Yemen has been engulfed by conflict since the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention the following year.

The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel is all that is seen at the surface of the water in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city Mokha, held by Yemen's internationally recognised, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026; Illustrative.

Yemen UN envoy warns Security Council of regional escalation amid Iran-backed Houthi attacks

Grundberg said Houthi attacks in Marib, Hadramaut, Mokha and other areas have resulted in military and civilian casualties.

A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026.