Yemen

Refrigerated container ship at sea

Houthis Claim New Attacks in Red Sea

Earlier this month, the Houthis also claimed to have targeted the Harry S. Truman with cruise missiles and UAVs.

HAJJAH, YEMEN – March 12, 2021: Violent battles between government forces and Houthi rebels in the north of Hajjah Governorate, bordering Saudi Arabia.

How Humanitarian Aid and the UN Helped the Houthis Take the Red Sea

The international community should take more responsibility for its role in giving the Houthis a leg up in Yemen’s decade-long civil war. 

At sea, Red Sea - May 24, 2023: Large fully loaded container ship, owned by Maersk Line arriving to the Suez Canal.

How the Houthis Outsmarted Washington

The Yemeni terrorist group has skillfully taken advantage of an overstretched U.S. Navy. The Yemeni Houthis refuse to go away. Despite the efforts of the U.S. Navy and allies, a...

The Houthis’ Road to Nowhere

Despite rumors of high-level assassinations and the destruction of secret facilities, it is too early to declare the American campaign in Yemen a success. Still, there is reason to believe...

US Air Force F-35A Stealth aircraft in flight

U.S. Sends F-35s to Jordan in Effort to Deter Iran

If the F-35’s specs and capabilities can’t deter Houthi barrages, perhaps they aren’t eager to halt the violence.

Top view of a FA-18F Super Hornet in a high-G maneuver

Yemen’s Houthis Are Learning to Fear the U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet

The Super Hornet remains the Navy’s most advanced frontline carrier-based strike fighter.

Donald Trump’s Anti-Houthi Campaign Comes Up Short

Control represents the prime goal of military strategy, and air bombardment—no matter how relentless—cannot replace the power of boots on the ground.

Donald Trump Wants to Destroy the Houthis. Here Are the Weapons He’ll Use.

The new Trump administration has taken decisive action against the Houthi rebels in Yemen—including a multi-day aerial blitz directed against strategic targets within the group’s territory.

Houthi strikes in the Red Sea in response to Israel's war in Gaza. Yemeni forces during training to confront the Houthis. Yemen, December 28, 2023

The Houthis Claim To Attack a U.S. Nuclear-Powered Carrier 

The Yemeni-based Houthi terrorist organization launched two successful attacks against the imperialist infidel Americans, that is, at least, according to the Houthis. The Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen claimed on...

A Catapult Crewman Watches an F/A-18C Hornet Launch From the Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, USS Enterprise.

What Trump’s Latest Houthi Strike Really Means

The administration has a broader geopolitical agenda—one that includes countering China’s economic leverage, particularly Beijing’s reliance on Iranian oil. President Donald Trump, in his first week in office, pledged to...

Trump Administration Puts Houthis Back On Terror List

Backed by Iran, the Houthis in Yemen have proven to be a persistent threat to international security and trade.

Houthi Rebels Threaten More Attacks If Gaza Ceasefire Dissipates

In a televised speech, Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi said“Our fingers are on the trigger.”