IRAN WAR IN YEMEN

July 18, 2025

US military says Yemeni forces seized vast Iranian weapons shipment

Iran International
July 16, 2025

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202507168654

Tehran denies sending weapons seized en route to Yemen's Houthis

Iran International
July 17, 2025

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202507170304

April 16, 2025

Geneva Palais briefing note on the situation for children in Yemen after 10 years of conflict

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Yemen Representative Peter Hawkins – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

UNICEF
March 25, 2025

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/geneva-palais-briefing-note-situation-children-yemen-after-10-years-conflict

Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss 

UN News
United Nations
March 26, 2025

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1161536

September 30, 2024

Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis' rise, says UN report

By Michelle Nichols and John Irish
Reuters
September 26, 2024

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-hezbollah-enabled-houthis-rise-says-un-report-2024-09-26/

Iranian support transformed Houthis into military power, UN report finds

Iran International
September 27, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202409273547

Exclusive: Iran brokering talks to send advanced Russian missiles to Yemen's Houthis, sources say

By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Landay
Reuters
September 24, 2024

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-brokering-talks-send-advanced-russian-missiles-yemens-houthis-sources-say-2024-09-24/

Iran brokers secret Russia-Houthi missile talks - Reuters

Iran International
September 25, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202409256862

February 16, 2024

US And UK Issue New Sanctions For Iran's Militants Abroad

Iran International
February 27, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202402279247

US, UK Sanction IRGC Deputy Commander, Houthi Member

Iran Wire
February 28, 2024

https://iranwire.com/en/news-middle-east/125853-us-uk-sanction-irgc-deputy-commander-houthi-member/

IRGC Forces Serving Side By Side Houthis In Yemen, US Confirms

Iran International
February 16, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202402161330

US conducts attack on suspected Iranian spy ship

Al Arabiya
Reuters
February 16, 2024

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/02/16/US-conducts-attack-on-suspected-Iranian-spy-ship

Exclusive: Iran spy ship provided intel on vessels transiting through Red Sea, US admiral says

Al Arabiya English aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower: US doesn’t know how many weapons or how much capability Houthis acquired over the years

By Joseph Haboush
Al Arabiya
March 26, 2024

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/03/26/Iran-spy-ship-provided-intel-on-vessels-transiting-through-Red-Sea-US-admiral-says

US Intercepts Houthi Weapons Shipment From Iran

Iran International
February 15, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202402152413

Red Sea, EU naval operation Aspides on starting blocks. "Strategic command" in Greece, operations lead to Italy

The announcement expected at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, Feb. 19. The Aspides mission will last one year, will be exclusively defensive and there will be no attacks on Yemeni soil. EU seeking logistical support in Djibouti.

By Simone De La Feld
EU News
February 16, 2024

https://www.eunews.it/en/2024/02/16/red-sea-eu-naval-operation-aspides-on-starting-blocks-strategic-command-in-greece-operations-lead-to-italy/

EU aiming to launch Red Sea naval mission by mid-Feb

By Andrew Gray
Reuters
January 31, 2024

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eus-borrell-hopes-lead-eu-red-sea-mission-will-be-known-soon-2024-01-31/

US And UK Launch Extensive Strikes Against Iran-Backed Houthis

Iran International

February 25, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202402259265

US warns of environmental disaster from cargo ship hit by Houthis in Gulf of Aden

Al Arabiya
February 24, 2024

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2024/02/24/US-warns-of-environmental-disaster-from-cargo-ship-hit-by-Houthis-in-Gulf-of-Aden

Senior US General: 'Iran Not Paying A Cost,' Remains 'Undeterred'

Iran International
March 8, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202403089767

January 18, 2024

Iranian Defense Minister Commends Houthi Attacks On Shipping

Iran International
January 18, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202401181432

US officially relists Iran-backed Houthis as terror group

While turning up the heat on the Yemeni group, the Biden administration also aims to safeguard the interests of ordinary Yemenis and the future of a fragile ceasefire.

By Joseph Haboush
Al Arabiya
January 17, 2024

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/01/17/US-officially-relists-Iran-backed-Houthis-as-terror-group

U.S. designates Houthi rebels as specially designated global terrorists

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani
Associated Press
PBS NewsHour
January 17, 2024

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/u-s-designates-houthi-rebels-as-specially-designated-global-terrorists

US Thwarts Iranian Arms Shipment To Houthis

Iran International
January 16, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202401166017

Iran's Leader Praises Houthi Attacks On Shipping

Iran International
January 16, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202401169828

UK Warns Iran Against Backing Houthis Of Yemen

Iran International
January 13, 2024

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202401134815

Houthi Red Sea attacks soar by 500 pct, spark global shipping crisis: Experts

Iranian-backed Houthis intensify assaults, disrupting vital sea trade routes and impacting global supply chains. A fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict, experts foresee worldwide trade and commodity price spikes, with jet fuel for Europe seeing the most immediate and substantial increase

By Jennifer Bell
Al Arabiya
January 4, 2024

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/01/04/Houthi-Red-Sea-attacks-soar-by-500-pct-spark-global-shipping-crisis-Experts

January 12, 2024

Security Council strongly condemns Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping

United Nations News
January 10, 2024

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/01/1145382

Resolution 2722 (2024) / adopted by the Security Council at its 9527th meeting, on 10 January 2024

United Nations
Security Council
January 10, 2024

https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4033392?ln=en

Yemen: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU welcoming the UN Security Council resolution strongly condemning Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping

European Council
January 12,2024

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/01/12/yemen-statement-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-welcoming-the-un-security-council-resolution-strongly-condemning-houthi-attacks-on-red-sea-shipping/

February 02, 2023

Iran to halt weapon supplies to Houthis as part of deal with Saudi Arabia: Report

Al Arabiya
March 16, 2023

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/03/16/Iran-to-halt-weapon-supplies-to-Houthis-as-part-of-deal-with-Saudi-Arabia-Report

Smuggled Iranian weapons seized in Gulf of Oman, British Royal Navy says

Al Arabiya
Reuters
March 2, 2023

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/03/02/Smuggled-Iranian-weapons-in-Gulf-of-Oman-seized-British-Royal-Navy-says-

UK presents evidence that Iran is supplying advanced weapons to Yemen's Houthis

Al Arabiya
The Associated Press
February 15, 2023

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2023/02/15/UK-presents-evidence-that-Iran-is-supplying-advanced-weapons-to-Yemen-s-Houthis

UK Presents UN With Evidence Of Iranian Weapons Violations

Iran International
February 14, 2023

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202302132696

US Military Helped Intercept Yemen-Bound Weapons From Iran: Pentagon

Iran International
February 2, 2023

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202302026366

French forces seize Iranian weapon shipment sent to Houthis in Yemen: Report

Al Arabiya
February 1, 2023

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/02/01/French-forces-seize-Iranian-weapon-shipment-sent-to-Houthis-in-Yemen-Report

IRGC Media Claim Yemeni Anti-Air Missile Is Iranian Technology

Iran International
February 1, 2023

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202302010186

US Navy intercepts vessel smuggling assault rifles from Iran to Yemen

Al Arabiya
The Associated Press
January 10, 2023

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2023/01/10/US-Navy-intercepts-fishing-vessel-smuggling-assault-rifles-in-Gulf-of-Oman

US Navy intercepts fishing boat smuggling ammunition en route from Iran to Yemen

Al Arabiya
AFP
December 3, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/12/03/US-Centcom-intercepts-fishing-trawler-smuggling-weapons-in-Gulf-of-Oman

US Navy seizes 70 tons of missile fuel hidden in dhow from Iran to Yemen

Al Arabiya
The Associated Press
November 15, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/11/15/US-Navy-seizes-70-tons-of-missile-fuel-hidden-in-dhow-from-Iran-to-Yemen-

August 11, 2022

Hell on Earth - Yemenis Forced Into the World's Greatest Crisis

Dr. Wesam Besindawa
Newsweek
July 14, 2022

https://www.newsweek.com/hell-earthyemenis-forced-worlds-greatest-crisis-opinion-1724756?amp=1

Missing Yemeni aid worker died in Houthi detention, rights group says

By Saeed Al-Batati
Arab News
July 13, 2022

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2121841/amp

Al-Qaeda in Yemen releases video of kidnapped UN worker: Monitor

Al Arabiya
AFP
September 3, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/09/03/Al-Qaeda-in-Yemen-releases-video-of-kidnapped-UN-worker-Monitor

Houthi parade in sensitive Yemen port city draws UN rebuke

Al Arabiya
AFP
September 1, 2022

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/09/01/Houthi-parade-in-sensitive-Yemen-port-city-draws-UN-rebuke

As Houthis block humanitarian aid, a ceasefire alone won't prevent catastrophe in Yemen

By Fernando Carvajal
The New Arab
April 4, 2022

https://english.alaraby.co.uk/analysis/why-ceasefire-isnt-enough-prevent-catastrophe-yemen?amp

Yemen Calls for Ending Houthi Looting of Humanitarian Aid

Asharq Al-Awsat
January 16, 2022

https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3417291/yemen-calls-ending-houthi-looting-humanitarian-aid

I'm the former foreign minister of Yemen. My country is starving and needs the international community's help.

By Khaled H. Alyemany
Atlantic Council
MENASource
January 7, 2022

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/im-the-former-foreign-minister-of-yemen-my-country-is-starving-and-needs-the-international-communitys-help/

Failure in Delivering Aid for Yemenis 'the Worst International Response to a Humanitarian Crisis', Civil Society Briefer Tells Security Council

Government Ready to Cooperate, but Houthis Continue Futile War, Country Representative Says, Calling for Urgent Life-Saving Action

United Nations
October 14, 2021

https://press.un.org/en/2021/sc14661.doc.htm

Officials in Yemen: Houthi blockade restricts aid, movement

By Ahmed Al-Haj and Samy Magdy
AP News
October 17, 2021

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-yemen-blockades-sanaa-houthis-8903ea874f5d043805a1c851de10d459

Officials in Yemen: Houthi Blockade Restricts Aid, Movement

VOA News
Associated Press
October 17, 2021

https://www.voanews.com/amp/officials-in-yemen-houthi-blockade-restricts-aid-movement/6274697.html

Deadly Consequences

Obstruction of Aid in Yemen During Covid-19

Human Rights Watch
September 14, 2020

https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/09/14/deadly-consequences/obstruction-aid-yemen-during-covid-19

'Egregious record': Yemen's Houthis denounced for blocking aid

UN calls Yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis with 80 percent of the population of 30 million in need of aid.

By Abubakr Al-Shamahi
Al Jazeera
September 14, 2020

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/9/14/egregious-record-yemens-houthis-denounced-for-blocking-aid

UN: Houthi rebels impeding aid flow in Yemen

Houthi obstruction hinders several programmes that feed the near-starving population, says a senior UN official.

Al Jazeera
February 19, 2020

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/2/19/un-houthi-rebels-impeding-aid-flow-in-yemen

Houthis admit stealing 120 tons of WFP food in last-minute plea to avert humanitarian aid freeze

Almasdar Online
February 14, 2020

https://al-masdaronline.net/national/332

UN to Reduce Aid to Houthi-Controlled Yemen

By Nisan Ahmado
VOA News
February 9, 2020

https://www.voanews.com/amp/extremism-watch_un-reduce-aid-houthi-controlled-yemen/6183936.html

UN gives ultimatum to Yemen rebels over reports of aid theft

WFP says it will suspend food deliveries in rebel-held areas if the Houthis don't accept anti-fraud database.

By Ben Parker and Annie Slemrod
The New Humanitarian
June 17, 2019

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2019/06/17/un-yemen-rebels-aid-theft-biometrics

AP Investigation: Food aid stolen as Yemen starves

By Maggie Michael
AP News
December 31, 2018

https://apnews.com/article/famine-bcf4e7595b554029bcd372cb129c49ab

WFP demands action after uncovering misuse of food relief intended for hungry people

ReliefWeb
December 31, 2018

https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/wfp-demands-action-after-uncovering-misuse-food-relief-intended-hungry-people

U.N.: Houthi rebels selling food aid on black market in Yemen

By Danielle Haynes
UPI
December 31, 2018

https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/World-News/2018/12/31/UN-Houthi-rebels-selling-food-aid-on-black-market-in-Yemen/8561546283939/

July 29, 2022

Who are Yemen's Houthis?

Iran is widely accused of backing the Houthis, a Zaydi Shiite movement that has been fighting Yemen's Sunni-majority government since 2004.

By Cameron Glenn, Garrett Nada and Mattisan Rowan
Wilson Center
July 7, 2022

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/who-are-yemens-houthis

https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/ideological-expansion/yemen

Illegal Iranian Flow of Weapons to Yemen

U.S. Department of State
December 23, 2021

https://www.state.gov/illegal-iranian-flow-of-weapons-to-yemen/

Could the Houthis Be the Next Hizballah?

Iranian Proxy Development in Yemen and the Future of the Houthi Movement

By Trevor Johnston, Matthew Lane, Abigail Casey, Heather J. Williams, Ashley L. Rhoades, James Sladden, Nathan Vest, Jordan R. Reimer and Ryan Haberman
Rand National Security Research Division
2020

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2551.html