Sana'a

March 1, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Houthis express solidarity with Iran but do not launch retaliatory attacks—yet

The Houthis have issued statements in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the start of the US-Israeli military campaign, but have not officially announced military action—instead primarily mobilizing demonstrations...

December 4, 2025 | Bridget Toomey, Edmund Fitton-Brown

The Houthis Bite the Hand That Feeds Yemen’s People

The terror group has effectively declared war on the United Nations in Yemen. It’s up to donor countries to force the UN to see that reality.

November 11, 2025 | |

Houthis Threaten Further Attacks on Israel if Gaza Ceasefire Doesn’t Hold

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened to resume missile and drone attacks against Israel in the event that the Gaza ceasefire collapses.

October 27, 2025 | David Adesnik, Mariam Wahba, Ahmad Sharawi, David Daoud, Natalie Ecanow, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Bridget Toomey

Patient Extremism: The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood

October 23, 2025 | Bill Roggio, Bridget Toomey

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula kills 4 Yemeni soldiers in complex suicide assault

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) attacked the headquarters of the 1st Support and Reinforcement Brigade in Abyan, a southern coastal governorate in Yemen, on October 21. The complex suicide...

October 16, 2025 | |

Houthi Chief of Staff Al-Ghamari Confirmed Dead Months After Israeli Targeted Strike

Elimination Confirmed: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on October 16 that the former chief of staff of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, Lt. Gen. Muhammad al-Ghamari,...

October 1, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

8 UN Failures in Yemen

The United Nations has been active in Yemen for a decade, yet the country remains one of the poorest places on Earth. The country is at war with itself and home to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who kidnap...

September 26, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Israeli military targets Yemeni capital in response to Houthi drone attacks on Israel

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa on September 25, targeting the Iran-backed terror group’s military and economic infrastructure. The Houthi-controlled...

September 25, 2025 | |

IDF Strikes Houthi Sites in Yemen in Response to Houthi Drone Attack on Eilat

IDF Responds to Drone Attack: The IDF struck military targets affiliated with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on September 25, a day after an explosive drone launched by...

September 24, 2025 | |

Houthi Explosive Drone Injures Over 20 People in Israeli Resort City of Eilat

Explosive Drone Attack on Civilians: Over 20 people were wounded on September 24 when an explosive drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen slammed into a shopping center...

September 15, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Reciprocal attacks between Houthis and Israel continue

The Houthis have launched dozens of drone attacks and a handful of missile attacks in the first half of September, including a drone that struck Ilan and Asaf Ramon International Airport outside...

September 5, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

The UN Is Leaving Its People Vulnerable To Kidnapping in Yemen

The United Nations refuses to stand up to Houthi bullying in Yemen, and its staff are paying the price. The Houthis, a rebel group closely tied to Iran, launched raids on UN offices in the Yemeni cities...

September 3, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Israel kills 12 top officials in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled government

On August 28, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck Sanaa, the Houthi-controlled capital of Yemen, killing Prime Minister Ahmed al Rahawi, along with nine ministers and two other top officials...

September 2, 2025 | |

Houthis Abduct UN Workers After Israeli Airstrike Kills Senior Ministers

Houthis Take More UN Workers Hostage: Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen took at least 11 UN workers from the World Food Program and UNICEF hostage after the terrorist group’s...

August 29, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Israel strikes Sanaa amid continuing Houthi missile launches against Israel

As the Houthis have continued to launch missiles at Israel, including firing a cluster munition for the first time on August 22, Israel responded with strikes in Houthi-controlled territory on...

August 24, 2025 | |

IDF Responds to Houthi Cluster Munition Launched at Israel

First Houthi Use of Cluster Warhead in Israel: An Israeli military investigation concluded that a missile launched by the Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis on August 22 carried a cluster...

July 28, 2025 | |

Houthis Threaten to Target All Ships Belonging to Companies Conducting Commerce With Israel

Houthis Threaten Renewed Red Sea Escalation: Houthi rebels in Yemen have threatened to escalate attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea in the latest phase of the...

July 25, 2025 | Max Meizlish, Susan Soh

From Oil to Oman: 10 Ways to Economically Cripple Iran’s War Machine

Now is the perfect time to tighten the financial thumbscrews on Iran. The clerical regime has been significantly weakened by the unprecedented Israeli and U.S. military attacks on the Islamic Republic...

July 22, 2025 | Bridget Toomey, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Post-12-Day War, Iran Continues To Invest in the Houthis

Tehran is still arming the Houthis. Yemen’s National Resistance Forces (NRF), an anti-Houthi coalition, intercepted 750 tons of Iranian weapons en route to the Houthi-controlled port of al-Salif from...

July 1, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Treasury targets Houthi oil revenue, building on US sanctions against the group

In late June, the US Treasury Department levied its largest batch of sanctions against the Houthis, targeting individuals and entities involved in the importation and smuggling of oil and other goods. “Today’s...