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Iran-Yemen relations

Supporters of Yemen's Houthis brandish weapons during a rally condemning Israel, in Sanaa on October 17, 2025. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
March 31, 2026, 10:09 am
After backing Iran with Israel strike, Houthis avoid further escalation, for now
Joining war, albeit late, to satisfy Tehran and assert relevance, Yemeni rebel group is limited by fears of retaliation, but maintains threat of blocking Red Sea traffic and attacking Gulf
By Nava Freiberg
The president of the Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council Aidarous Al-Zubaidi sits for an interview, Sept. 22, 2023, in New York. (AP/Ted Shaffrey)
January 21, 2025, 4:44 pm
Yemen vice president says Trump’s return pivotal in fight against Iran backed-Houthis
Official from UN-recognized government says new US president is a ‘strong decision-maker,’ calls for his country to be divided in two to resolve conflict
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Houthi supporters raise a poster of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking one year since the Gaza war was sparked when Hamas attacked Israel, October 7, 2024. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
December 25, 2024, 11:02 am
Israel shifts focus to Houthis, but it needs partners to defeat distant foe
After hundreds of missiles fired at Israel, PM says Yemeni rebels will meet same fate as Hamas and Hezbollah; so far, Saudi and US campaigns haven’t deterred Iran-backed force
By Lazar Berman
Houthi supporters attend an anti-Israel and anti-American rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, August 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
October 1, 2024, 11:24 am
Ship attacked off Yemen in Red Sea, days after Israeli airstrike on Houthis
Crew safe after projectiles hit water near vessel, in first apparent strike by Iran-backed group on shipping after vowing ‘resistance won’t be broken’ by assassination of Nasrallah
By AP and ToI Staff
Oil tanks burn at the Houthi-held port in Hodeidah, Yemen after Israeli strikes, July 20, 2024 (AP Photo)
July 29, 2024, 3:57 pm
What Israel did when it struck in Yemen
The bombing of Hodeidah hit the Houthis’ economic lifeline and damaged their invincibile image. It also sent a message to Iran and its proxies
By Amos Yadlin and Ari Heistein
Houthi supporters attend a rally against the US-led strikes against Yemen and in the support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 16, 2024. Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in an American airstrike, is in the photo. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
February 28, 2024, 4:07 am
US official: Iranian and Hezbollah operatives in Yemen are aiding Houthi attacks
Special envoy tells Senate that Iran is ‘equipping and facilitating’ the rebel group’s assaults on ships in Red Sea, acknowledges they haven’t been deterred by US-led response
By AFP
Yemenis brandishing weapons chant slogans and wave Palestinian flags as they march in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa on February 16, 2024 (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)
February 19, 2024, 8:24 am
Ship reportedly attacked near Yemen; US hits Houthi targets including undersea drone
Separately, vessel damaged in attack and abandoned by crew; CENTCOM says targets included 1st reported use of underwater drone since attacks began, and rarely-used floating UAV
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, who heads the Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, speaks at an event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
January 23, 2024, 12:00 am
US Navy’s Mideast chief says Iran ‘very directly involved’ in Houthi attacks on ships
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper says Tehran ‘clearly funding, resourcing, supplying and training’ rebel group, whose attacks at sea ‘are the most significant we’ve seen in two generations’
By Jon Gambrell
Illustrative: Fighters loyal to Yemen's Houthi rebels, stand guard during a protest following US and British strikes in the Houthi-controlled capital Sana'a on January 12, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)
January 20, 2024, 7:38 pm
IRGC, Hezbollah helping direct Houthi attacks on shipping — Iranian sources
Regional officials say Tehran has stepped up weapons supplies to militia, advisers providing know-how and intelligence support
By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi
This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows Houthi forces boarding the cargo ship Galaxy Leader, November 19, 2023. (Houthi Media Center via AP, File)
January 17, 2024, 4:56 pm
World business leaders fear lasting bottlenecks from Houthi Red Sea attacks
Assaults on vital shipping lane by Yemen rebels seeking to support Hamas set to ripple through global economy, as freight rates double and insurance war risk surcharges rise
By Reuters
Houthi supporters burn the American flag during a rally to mark the seventh anniversary of the Houthis' takeover of the Yemeni capital, in Sanaa, Yemen, September 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
December 28, 2023, 4:29 pm
The power behind the power: How Qatar helped the Houthis become a threat to Israel
While the militia recently emerged as an unlikely menace to international shipping, its combative influence in the region has long been amplified by Doha
By Ksenia Svetlova
In this April 29, 2015 US Navy handout photo, the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece on April 29, 2015 for a scheduled port visit. (US Navy/AFP, File)
December 24, 2023, 10:38 am
US says warship targeted with drones from Yemen; blames Iran for ship hit near India
USS Laboon shoots down UAVs after Japanese-owned chemical tanker is struck near Indian coast, amid ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthis in the region
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A trail of smoke, apparently from an Israeli air defense missile, is seen over the Eilat area in southern Israel, October 31, 2023. (Courtesy)
October 31, 2023, 2:02 pm
In first, Arrow downs Eilat-bound missile from ‘Red Sea area’; Houthis claim attack
Israeli fighter jets also shoot down drones, in an attack similarly claimed by Iran-backed Yemeni group as response to Hamas war; military says ‘no threat or risk to civilians’
By Emanuel Fabian
An Egyptian soldier stands guard at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel on October 26, 2011 (Mahmud Khaled/ AFP)
October 27, 2023, 11:59 am
IAF fighter jet intercepts ‘aerial threat’ over Red Sea, hours after Egypt strike
IDF says drone attack on Taba wounding 6 launched from ‘Red Sea area’; incident comes week after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen tried to fire missiles at Israel from Red Sea
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
The Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, October 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Avi Roccah)
October 21, 2023, 12:51 am
Gaza terrorists launch fresh rocket barrages at south as Israel hits Hamas targets
IDF says it struck senior engineer in Palestinian terror group who developed weapons, including drones; damage caused but no injuries from projectiles that land in Ashkelon, Sderot
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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