#houthis

#houthis

The Israeli war on Gaza is raising concerns of regional conflict as multiple nations and armed groups target each other's territories.

Iran has launched attacks in Syria and Iraq after alleged Israeli attacks on its elite forces, while the US and the UK have carried out attacks against the Houthis in Yemen.

The Houthi group in Yemen has been targeting commercial and military ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea as a response to Israel's war on Gaza. [ more ]

The Biden administration is planning for a sustained assault on Yemen without seeking congressional authorization.

The US airstrikes on Yemen have not been effective in deterring Houthi attacks, but President Biden has stated that the strikes will continue. [ more ]

The Biden administration has designated Yemen's Houthi rebel movement as a terrorist group, reversing a previous decision to remove the designation.

The designation followed a series of Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and retaliatory strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. [ more ]

The US conducted strikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis in response to their attacks on commercial shipping vessels

Congress has not authorized these strikes, making them illegal and unconstitutional [ more ]

China is losing patience with the Houthi rebel group in Yemen and has asked Iran to rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

China is concerned about the impact of the attacks on its business ties with Tehran and is calling for safe passage for ships to maintain global supply chains. [ more ]

China is calling for the Houthis militants to stop their attacks on Red Sea shipping.

Chinese officials asked Iranian counterparts to intervene with the Houthis to protect business relations with Beijing. [ more ]

The UK economy may see inflation rise by 0.2 to 0.5 percent due to commercial disruptions caused by the Houthis targeting vessels in the Red Sea.

The shipping industry forecasts a rise of up to 0.5 percent inflation, indicating that the UK will not escape the commercial fallout from the Houthi offensive. [ more ]

The growing number of attacks by the Houthis on shipping in the Red Sea demonstrates that they are now a strategic threat to the US, its allies, and the global economy.

The US has historically dismissed the Houthis as a nuisance and focused on ending the civil war with minimal exertion. [ more ]