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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 hold in a second vital waterway in the Middle East
By AFP
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
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
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
August 4, 2026, 8:30 pm
Service suspended at a Saudi airport after attack claimed by Houthis
Operations at Najran Airport near Yemeni border indefinitely on hold after reported radar damage, as fighting between Riyadh and Iran-backed rebels continues to escalate
By AFP
Members of the Saudi security forces take part in a military parade ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca on May 21, 2026. (Zain Jaafar/AFP)
July 31, 2026, 11:35 am
Saudis said to gear up for ground invasion against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
Saudi forces seen withdrawing from east of Yemen, in possible prep for a campaign, report says, as Riyadh announces 14-country alliance to protect Red Sea shipping
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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)
July 29, 2026, 2:42 pm
Yemen’s Houthis considering fees for ships traversing the Red Sea, sources say
Rebels launched a blockade on Saudi shipping last week; are said to have spoken with Iranian backers at Khamenei’s funeral about plan to normalize tolls in international waterways
By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
July 20, 2026, 6:37 pm
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis announce maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia
Responding to recent Saudi-led attacks on Houthi-held airport, rebels invoke ‘an eye for an eye,’ vow to match Riyadh’s ‘blockade with a blockade’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Saudi passengers enter the departure terminal of Abha airport, south of Saudi Arabia, August 22, 2019. (Amr Nabil/AP)
July 14, 2026, 12:56 am
In major escalation, Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
Iran-backed rebels warn airlines against using Saudi airspace as they fire missiles and drones in response to attack on Sanaa International Airport that they blame on Riyadh
By FATMA KHALED
This screen grab taken from a video footage released by the Al-Masirah TV and made available via AFPTV on July 13, 2026, shows smoke rising from the airport in Sanaa (AL-MASIRAH TV/AFP)
July 13, 2026, 4:40 pm
Yemen’s Saudi-backed army bombs Houthi-held Sanaa airport to block Iranian plane
Rebels say plane landed anyway, without saying where, blame Saudi Arabia and vow retaliation, as tensions flare between group and internationally recognized Yemeni government
By Agencies
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