Red Sea

October 13, 2026 | Bridget Toomey, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Trump must answer Houthis’ airport strike — and punish Iran for its chaos

The death toll from the Houthis’ weekend attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport has risen to over 15, including one American — and Iran’s Yemeni partner shows no signs of stopping...

October 9, 2026 | Jacob Nagel |

Between the straits: The world cannot afford to yield to Iran

The US and its allies have no alternative but to prove to Iran-backed terror groups that closing straits to influence the global economy and political and operational decisions will not succeed.

October 7, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Saudi Arabia Needs a New Yemen Strategy to Defeat the Houthis

Israel’s formidable military and intelligence machines chewed up and spit out two of Iran’s most powerful regional proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. Tehran’s militias in Iraq have proved far less capable...

October 7, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Yemen’s Internationally Recognized Government Launches a Serious Challenge to the Houthis

The Iran-backed Houthis march down Yemen’s west coast looked easy, but holding the territory is proving more difficult. Yemen’s internationally recognized government began Operation “Dawn of Yemen”—...

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

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 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...