Houthis

October 6, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Yemeni government forces launch Saudi-backed counteroffensive against Houthis

Yemeni President Rashad al Alimi, head of the country’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), announced Operation “Dawn of Yemen,” a counteroffensive against the Houthis, on October 4. Alimi said...

October 2, 2026 | Clifford D. May, Edmund Fitton-Brown, Bridget Toomey

The Houthis, Tehran, and the Deep Red Sea

October 2, 2026 | Will Selber |

US charges engineer with supporting Houthis, Louisiana brothers and Florida man with financing Hamas

Federal authorities in September charged defendants in three cases alleging support for the Houthis and Hamas. The cases accuse a Department of Energy engineer of attempting to aid the Houthis and two...

September 24, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Isabella Bournas

Put Turkey on notice: The Eastern Mediterranean’s reliable alliance deserves US teeth

The ongoing war with Iran is driving countries in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean to invest in new security alliances. This is partly driven by the drubbing Gulf Arab states have taken from...

September 23, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

The Mecca Pact Has Become a Hollow Promise

If these excuses hold in the pact’s first crisis, they will hold in the next.

September 22, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Houthis fight for key Yemeni highlands, continue striking Saudi Arabia

The Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces, along with allied militias, have continued fighting on multiple fronts across the country, with the Houthis particularly focused on taking higher ground beyond...

September 20, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

What Is Saudi Arabia’s Plan for the Houthis?

Riyadh must clarify whether it seeks de-escalation or a decisive military response—and if the latter, what kind.

September 18, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Letting the Houthis Control the Red Sea Coast Would Be a Gift to Tehran

What happened to not negotiating with terrorists? American officials met with a Houthi delegation in Oman in the days after the Iran-backed group’s advance on Yemen’s west coast, which...

September 18, 2026 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Rep. Joe Wilson, Ivana Stradner

Confronting Authoritarians around the Globe

September 18, 2026 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Can anyone stop the Houthis?

Yemen’s civil war is set to go global

September 17, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Saudi Arabia Picked a Fight With the Two Nations That Could Help It the Most Against the Houthis — Israel and the UAE

Riyadh is running out of options, and more importantly, it is running out of time.  In less than two weeks, Iran and its proxy militia in Yemen have effectively checkmated Saudi Arabia by severing...

September 17, 2026 | Bridget Toomey, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Dark Transits are a Stopgap not a Solution

Washington has accomplished an important feat by stealthily moving oil through the Persian Gulf despite Iran’s proclaimed closure. But the means it has relied on can’t become normal maritime...