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”—...
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...
Anti-Houthi “Yemeni militias are planning a ground offensive against the Houthis,” according to Yemeni and US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal. The plans follow over a month...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has continued its large-scale operation against the Houthis in Yemen, initially launched on March 15. ...
In my first analysis and opinion piece on the so-called Axis of Resistance, I set the scene by describing Iran’s 45-year trajectory from the Khomeini revolution to its current challenge to...
On Apr. 29, Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launched several attacks targeting commercial and military ships. A statement on the official spokesperson’s Telegram says, “The Yemeni armed forces...
Since beginning an air war against in Houthi rebels in Yemen last year, the Saudis and their allies have relied on U.S. tankers to refuel their aircraft in flight. And these missions con...
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates made new military commitments this week at a defense summit in Brussels,...
Co-Authored with George Russell Did Saddam Hussein use any of his ill-gotten billions filched from the United Nations Oil-for-Food program to help fund Al Qaeda?...