Critical and opportune: Time to take out the Houthis
Addressing the threat may provide a critical opportunity to secure strategic alliances that could dramatically alter the future of the region.
Operation Prosperity Guardian
UN Representative Blames Houthis for Ongoing Destabilization in Yemen
The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg urged the Houthis in Yemen to cease their attacks on international shipping on October 15, warning that the terrorist...
Flash Briefs
Maersk Reports Houthi Attacks Cause 66 Percent Drop in Suez Canal Traffic
Danish shipping giant A.P Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced on September 5 that traffic through the Suez Canal has decreased 66 percent since companies began diverting ships away...
Flash Briefs
Houthis escalate attacks against global maritime order
The recent attack on the Sounion is an example of how the Houthis have expanded their attacks.
Op-eds
Red Sea Environmental Crisis Brewing After Houthi Attack
A Greek-flagged oil tanker remains ablaze in the Red Sea days after coming under attack by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the European Union (EU) Red Sea naval mission said on August...
Flash Briefs
Top Shipping Company Warns of Global Impact of Houthi Attacks on Vessels in Red Sea
Latest Developments Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) said on July 17 that the consequences of diverting ships away from the Red Sea to avoid attacks launched by Iranian-backed Houthi...
Flash Briefs
Did a boat full of smuggled arms for the Houthis ‘disappear’ off Yemen coast?
Houthi militias lost contact with a large transport boat that was on a smuggling mission via a regular sea route from the Horn of Africa countries.
Op-eds
Reported US-Iran Talks Explain Saudi Sitting Out Red Sea Operations
Wafic Safa, a top Hezbollah official, is on an unprecedented visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country that classifies the Iran-backed Lebanese militia as a terrorist organization. The...
Op-eds
U.S., UK Sanction Iranian Deputy Commander and Houthi Member
The United States and the United Kingdom jointly sanctioned an Iranian military official and a member of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group on February 28. In a statement, the...
Flash Briefs
EU Announces Mission to Protect Red Sea Shipping Against Houthis
The European Union (EU) announced on January 31 that it is inaugurating a mission in the Red Sea to defend commercial vessels from attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels....
Flash Briefs
10 Things to Know About the Houthis
The Houthis are an Iran-backed, Shiite Islamist movement that seized control of Yemen’s capital in 2014 and instigated civil war. Driven by an explicitly antisemitic and anti-American ethos, the Houthis...
Insights
Houthis attack U.S. warship, strike British tanker
The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen continue to launch strikes against U.S. warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, Bab Al Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden despite American and British efforts...
Op-eds
U.S., UK Forces Bomb Houthis’ Advanced Weapons
U.S. and UK forces on January 22 carried out airstrikes against targets in Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen. The strikes aimed to degrade the Iran-backed group’s ability to...
Flash Briefs
U.S. and United Kingdom forces jointly strike 8 Houthi targets in attempt to halt ship attacks
The United States and the United Kingdom, backed by four other countries, struck eight Houthi targets as part of an effort to “degrade Houthi capability” to attack ships in the Red Sea, Bab Al Mandeb...
Op-eds
US, allies’ strikes on Houthis show West means business in Red Sea
What this means is that the strikes against Yemen, of which there have been several over the past month, have now entered a new phase.
Op-eds
Will Houthis cross the line US has drawn in Red Sea
There will be many questions in coming days about whether these strikes were successful and whether the Houthis will be deterred.
Op-eds
Iran Seizes Oil Tanker Off Coast of Oman
The Iranian navy announced on January 11 that it seized the St. Nikolas oil tanker near the Omani port of Sohar. Iran claims its actions are in retaliation for the American seizure...
Flash Briefs
Will the world take action against Houthi threats in the Red Sea?
Will countries be willing to actually act against the Houthis, or will the Houthis continue to decide on a time and place to attack ships?
Op-eds
Biden needs to strike back hard against Houthis to protect Red Sea — and US influence
Iran is on the offensive. On the day after Christmas, in the space of just 10 hours, US forces in the Red Sea had to shoot down 12 suicide drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two ballistic...
Op-eds
Houthi Anti-Israel Attacks Harm Egypt and Jordan
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group issued a warning on December 20 threatening to retaliate against U.S. warships if the American military were to target the Yemen-based group....