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Saudi-Turkish Relations: A Possible Breakthrough?

Given that the Iranians have refrained from making any concessions so far and have taken advantage of the talks to increase pressure on Riyadh via the Houthis, Saudi Arabia is not optimistic about the prospects of engagement with Tehran.

The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Middle EastBy Bachar El-Halabi

Riyadh seemed to have taken offense in Cordahi’s statements on Yemen, where he said that the Iran-aligned Houthi group was "defending itself .

Afghanistan Brings the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry to a New Level

Middle EastBy Sayyad Sadri Alibabalu

Likewise, Yemen is important to Iran, which has been supporting the Houthis in the last decades.

Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy

OpinionBy Tallha Abdulrazaq

The Yemeni Houthi militias, while not as intricately linked to Iran as Hezbollah in Lebanon or the PMF in Iraq, are in the modern day inextricably linked to Tehran’s regional ambitions.

On Afghanistan and Legitimate Resistance: Should Hamas, Hezbollah Learn from the Taliban?

OpinionBy Ramzy Baroud

-Western-Israeli propaganda insisted on removing any distinction between ISIS, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Houthis and many other such groups.

The Straw That Might Break the Camel’s Back in Saudi-UAE Relations

Middle EastBy Hazal Muslu El Berni

Cooperation of the Saudi and Emirati decision-makers rose to the occasion during the 2017 Qatar crisis, the marginalization of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Yemen war against the Houthi militia since 2015, and lobbying activities in the U.

Biden Won’t Treat Saudi Arabia Like a “Pariah”

Middle EastBy Giorgio Cafiero

Notably, because of increasingly advanced Houthi drone attacks against Saudi Arabia and Shi’a militias stepping up their drone strikes against US military bases in Iraq, Iran-backed groups’ regional conduct is of growing concern to both the US and Saudi Arabia.

The Gamesmanship of Straits in Global Politics

WorldBy Alessandra Casareggio

, Saudi Arabia concerning its fight against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, and China with its economic interests Arab Peninsula.

With Jerusalem, Hezbollah Is Now Playing Catch-up

Middle EastBy Bachar El-Halabi

By the time the war broke out in May this year, the process of fully reintegrating Hamas into the axis and improving ties with members of the axis had not been fully accomplished despite a visit by Hamas’s leadership to Bashar Al-Assad in Syria and the Palestinian group’s honoring of high-profile Houthi official Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi in Sanaa.

To End the Civil War in Yemen, the Local Dimension is the Key: An Interview with Maysaa Shuja al-Deen

InterviewBy Nihan Duran

There are several entities in Yemen both in the south and north, and the biggest power in the north is the Houthis.

Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll

Middle EastBy Makram Rabah

Russia sends clear messages to Iran, Israel, and the United States that it is the only country capable of securing…

What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World Politics

SecurityBy Sean McFate

The UAE hired mercenaries to kill Houthis during the War in Yemen.

A Road Map to End Yemen’s War: An Interview with Abdul Galil Shaif

InterviewBy Nihan Duran

Read: Designating Houthis as Terrorists Changes Very LittleThe south of Yemen has been liberated from Houthi control in 2015 and there is now a power sharing government mediated by Riyadh between the legitimate government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC), and the north has almost been taken over by the Houthis, who are trying to expand their influence and territory.

Talks between Saudis and Iranians: Facts Speak Louder than Words

Middle EastBy Sayyad Sadri Alibabalu

Eventually, the Saudi influence in the Syrian war gradually declined after 2015 as they became heavily involved in the war in Yemen against the Houthi group, which maintains close ties with Iran.

Hezbollah’s Spying Games Amidst Lebanon’s Demise

Middle EastBy Bachar El-Halabi

The 1994 attacks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the 1996 Khobar bombings in Saudi Arabia, the 2012 Burgas bus bombing in Bulgaria, the official direct involvement in the Syrian war in 2013, Hezbollah’s history with stockpiling Ammonium Nitrate around the globe and the official support of the Houthi group in Yemen are all cases in point.

Reconciliation Efforts Continue between Egypt and Turkey

Middle EastBy Deena Saleh

In 2015, Egypt supported the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen against the Houthi rebels and boycotted Qatar in 2017 in response to the request by the Saudi-UAE political axis.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Forty-Two Years Later: Goals Fulfilled?

OpinionBy Serhan Afacan

In the meantime, Iran has supported the Houthis, a predominately Zaidi Shia force in northern Yemen, in their fight against Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president.

Biden Places MBS under Pressure, But Keeps Him for the Future

Middle EastBy Burhanettin Duran

The suspension of arms sales to Riyadh, Washington’s vocal criticism of Saudi involvement in Yemen, the debate on the potential delisting of the Houthi rebels and MBS being implicated in the Khashoggi report are all precursors to the Biden administration’s review of America’s Saudi policy.