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Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. The banner in Arabic reads, "All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
August 21, 2026, 5:32 am
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted Saudi airport, Aramco facility
Iran-backed rebels claim drone attacks after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Saudi Arabia would be ‘unable to contain’ them
By AFP
Illustrative: The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel is all that is seen at the surface of the water in the Port of Mokha, the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city Mokha, held by Yemen’s internationally recognized, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
August 19, 2026, 6:25 pm
Houthis planning to seize vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen government warns
Such an assault would cement Iran-backed rebels’ control over one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and give Tehran a foothold in a second vital waterway in the Middle East
By AFP
A vessel is seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on August 3, 2026. (AFP)
August 18, 2026, 11:43 pm
UAE says Iran fired two missiles at it, both fell in the sea
No immediate comment from Tehran on alleged attack, two days after drone strike on UAE’s only nuclear plant; Iran-backed rebels in Yemen attack Aramco refinery in Jazan with drones
By Agencies
Flames and smoke rise from the port of Mokha during a strike in Yemen, August 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
August 16, 2026, 5:14 am
‘Everyone lives in fear’: Yemenis dread renewed war as Houthis launch attacks
Yemeni citizens express anxieties over reliving cycles of displacement and violence of brutal civil conflict after rebel attacks on government areas upend 2022 truce
By AFP
This handout picture released by Iran’s Army office on July 24, 2023, shows an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 tactical bomber aircraft releasing bombs during the Fadayeeyan Hareem Velayat aerial exercise in Iran. (Iranian Army office/AFP)
August 15, 2026, 8:55 pm
Iran calls on Qatar to free three pilots it says were downed, captured in war
Doha denies holding the pilots, who it says failed to respond after violating Qatari airspace in March; UAE accuses Tehran of launching fresh strike on one of its ships in Hormuz
By Agencies
Pakistani crew member Zaheer Ahmed, right, receives medical treatment at 2 December Hospital in Mokha, Yemen, on August 12, 2026, after the cargo ship Tihama was struck in a Houthi attack in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s Dhubab district on August 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
August 14, 2026, 2:26 pm
‘People were burning’: Crew members of ship hit by Houthis recount attack
Internationally recognized Yemeni authorities say 6 people were killed, at least 9 wounded when Iran-backed rebels launched three missiles at vessel as it was coming into port
By AP
An armed student waves a Yemeni flag as he is flanked by a peer waving a Palestinian flag and others displaying the Houthi rebels' banner, which reads 'Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews,' at a rally in support of the Iran-backed rebels amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, on the Sanaa University Campus in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, on July 22, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 12:55 pm
Houthi attack on Yemeni port city kills 8, government official says amid strained truce
Iran-backed group also claims drone attack on Saudi Aramco refinery, as UN warns of highest risk of renewed civil war since 2022 truce, as humanitarian crisis deepens
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, spokesman for Yemen's Houthi group, speaks during a rally denouncing Israel in Sanaa on January 3, 2025.(Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
August 13, 2026, 4:34 pm
X suspends Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree’s account amid regional escalation
Social media platform says account used to claim attacks by Yemeni rebels violated its rules, but doesn’t specify how; Yemeni government soldier killed as Houthi attacks intensify
By ToI Staff and AP
FILE: A commercial vessel passes through an international shipping lane off Yemen’s Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
August 11, 2026, 3:23 pm
Six killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Yemeni officials blame group for attack on Tanzania-flagged vessel at Red Sea mouth, but Iran-backed rebels yet to claim responsibility; Houthis also target Yemeni port city
By Agencies
In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency on April 16, 2017, a part of the South Pars gas field facility is seen after being inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
August 11, 2026, 2:01 pm
Iran says it will up gas output by next month as regime repairs damaged facilities
Oil ministry says 95 million cubic meters of lost daily output to be restored by end of September; global energy prices rise as hopes fade for US-Iran deal to open Hormuz
By Agencies
Illustrative: The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel is all that is seen at the surface of the water in the Port of Mokha, the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city Mokha, held by Yemen’s internationally recognized, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
August 10, 2026, 8:46 pm
A blocked Iranian flight is behind latest spiral of violence between Saudis and Houthis
Major escalation signals broader shift in Iran-backed rebel group’s priorities, says senior Yemen analyst, as it looks to convey regional military power, Red Sea dominance
By Samy Magdy
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on the American mining industry, at the US State Department in Washington on August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 9, 2026, 3:14 pm
Trump may declare ‘victory’ in Iran without nuclear deal if Hormuz reopens – report
Tehran doubles down on new conditions for opening waterway, denies negotiating with US; Houthis hit Saudi oil facility, Yemen’s Aden-based government
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on August 7, 2026, shows a boy standing near the damage at Mail al-Saila internally displaced camp (IDP) on the outskirts of Marib following a reported Houthi ballistic missile attack on the government-held city of Marib early August 7, amid an escalation in hostilities. (AFPTV/AFP)
August 8, 2026, 11:28 am
Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as UN warns of return to full-scale civil war
Tensions surrounding war with Iran threaten 2022 truce between Tehran-backed rebels and Saudi-backed government forces; Riyadh says attacks on strategic Marib province a ‘red line’
By AFP
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
August 7, 2026, 3:50 am
Houthis kill 58 troops in Yemen, wound 11 civilians in attack on Saudi Arabia
Senior Saudi cites intel showing Houthis and Iraqi militias under IRGC supervision could soon launch coordinated attack on Saudi civilian energy infrastructure and ports
By Agencies
Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
August 6, 2026, 12:47 am
Iran, Oman said nearing deal that will restore US truce, give Tehran some control over Hormuz
Some issues remain unresolved in deal, which could reopen strait for 60 days, may include fees; Houthis say they struck 2 Saudi tankers; Iran warned Gulf it would strike if US renewed attacks
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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