2 weeks ago - The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to the Gaza war, and have seized or attacked dozens of merchant and naval vessels travelling through the Red Sea which they claimed are linked to Israel. These actions provoked a military response from Israel, as well as the United States and the United Kingdom. The crisis is linked to the Middle Eastern crisis, the Iran...

December 22, 2023 - The informal ceasefire between the Houthis and the Saudis began to unravel in July. The Houthis announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia and began missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers in the Red Sea.

August 11, 2026 - Six people have been killed and 10 injured in strikes by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on a cargo ship in the Red Sea, the internationally recognised government of Yemen has said.

December 28: The USS Mason intercepted one drone and one anti-ship ballistic missile fired by Houthis over the Red Sea. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned one individual and three entities for facilitating Iranian “financial assistance” to the Houthis. December 31: Houthis deployed on four small boats attacked the Maersk Hangzhou, a Singapore-flagged container ship, and attempted to board the vessel. Helicopters from the USS Eisenhower responded and sank three of the four boats, killing their crews. January 1: The Alborz, an Iranian warship, entered the Red Sea.

April 3, 2025 - A visual journey through the Houthis’ Red Sea offensive—how a local conflict in Yemen escalated into a regional crisis that is disrupting global trade and maritime security.

July 23, 2026 - The Houthis' renewed attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea risk opening a second maritime front in the US-Iran conflict, threatening global energy supplies beyond the Strait of Hormuz.

March 18, 2026 - A banner depicting the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is displayed on a street in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA ... Houthis have paused Red Sea attacks three weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, surprising analysts given past behaviour ...

August 11, 2026 - Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. The Houthi rebels attacked the government-held port city of Mokha on the Red Sea and other areas of the country.

This article uses the cultural topography method to analyze the culture of the movement and provide alternative motivations for the attacks, such as consolidating domestic support and crafting a strong national appearance. The article concludes that Ansar Allah’s attacks on the Red Sea are more motivated by the belief they will yield pragmatic and material benefits for the movement rather than ideological or cultural overlap with Palestine or Iran.

1 month ago - The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to the Gaza war, and have seized or attacked dozens of merchant and naval vessels travelling through the Red Sea which they claimed are linked to Israel. These actions provoked a military response from Israel, as well as the United States and the United Kingdom. The crisis is linked to the Middle Eastern crisis, the Iran...

July 22, 2026 - The European Union's naval mission in the Middle East warned Wednesday that "merchant vessels linked to Israeli, U.S. or Saudi interests" should "avoid transiting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden until the threat level decreases." The Houthis have repeatedly threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait during the U.S.-Iran war.

August 11, 2026 - Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked the Yemeni port of Mokha and a commercial ship, killing four crew members near the Red Sea.

June 23, 2024 - Editor's Note: The Pentagon on Saturday said that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, an aircraft carrier operating in the Red Sea and at the center of America's response to Houthi attacks, had begun its journey home and would soon be replaced by the USS Theodore Roosevelt. After Hamas launched its deadly terrorist attack in Israel this past October, and Israel began its unrelenting war in Gaza in response, President Biden warned Iran and its proxies in the Middle East to stay out of it. One of those groups decided instead that it was all in. That group is a Shia militia from Yemen, known as the Houthis. Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East, but its 1,200 miles of coastline leads in and out of the Suez Canal, the primary route by sea between Europe and Asia, responsible for a trillion dollars a year in global trade. As we first reported in February, when the Houthis began to attack commercial ships, in solidarity with Hamas, President Biden faced a crisis in the Red Sea and sent t

September 12, 2026 - About 12% of the world's goods ... the Red Sea. It's especially important to Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally. ... The Houthis' military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a statement Friday that "maritime navigation is safe for all companies except for Saudi vessels." But markets are nervous, and experts have described the Houthis as highly unpredictable. A United Nations spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said Houthi rebels in Mokha seized a compound that had housed U.N. staff, who all fled safely before the city's capture. Haq said that "no U.N. personnel remain in Mokha right now." Saudi Arabia said Friday it had shut down a major, cross-country oil pipeline as a "precautionary measure" following attacks the day before. The Saudi Energy Ministry did not say who carried out the attacks. The East-West pipeline has been vital to Saudi Arabia continuing oil exports in the months since the Iran war has disrupted ...

July 23, 2026 - CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel.

March 26, 2026 - “Any development in the battle ... Reuters that the group, whose attacks on the Red Sea caused international shipping and trade chaos during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, stood ready to strike the key waterway again in solidarity ...

July 24, 2026 - Yemen's Houthi fighters claim to have attacked shipping in the Red Sea - a move that threatens to further escalate the already volatile situation in the Middle East. By forcing ships to turn back from the narrow Bab El Mandeb strait, they have ...

July 24, 2026 - The attacks came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel.

September 15, 2026 - For more than a month, the Houthis have been striking Saudi oil infrastructure and shipping in the Red Sea, stepping up pressure on global oil prices and boosting Iran’s leverage in its war with the United States.