Houthis

Had the anti-Houthi units been working in coordination, their enemy would not have progressed so easily down Yemen's Red Sea coast, but infighting and a lack of leadership opened the door

The US views talks with the Houthis as a way to contain the scope of the conflict with Iran, while Tehran sees them as a means to translate military gains in the Red Sea into political gains

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

The US is backing Saudi Arabia against the Yemeni rebel group without physically joining the war, reflecting a broader strategy of limiting US exposure

The Iran-backed militia has seized most of western Yemen to effectively control the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the gateway to the Red Sea and therefore the Suez Canal

A military expert writes about new weaponry on the battlefield that could tip the balance of power away from the Houthis, while also highlighting the challenges

Al Majalla lays out 10 factors that give government forces an edge in this round of fighting, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch a fresh offensive to gain control of the country's Red Sea coast

Analysts say the government's new military capabilities give reason for cautious optimism, but concede that the strategic balance remains unchanged

Based on years of reporting and interviews, this account reconstructs how Yemen's former president forged an alliance with the Houthis, why it collapsed, and the events that led to his death

After collecting a Houthi delegation from the Yemeni capital to take them to Iran for the funeral of Ali Khamenei, the Saudi-led coalition bombed the runway ahead of the Iranian plane's return