The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia
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
Likewise, Yemen is important to Iran, which has been supporting the Houthis in the last decades.
Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy
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?
-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
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”
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
, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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.
Will the Biden Administration Bring the Saudi-Emirati Partnership to Account?
However, the majority of these weapon systems are offensive and quite likely to be used against the Houthi rebels.
War Within War in Yemen: Agendas and Prospects of Warring Parties
he conflict in Yemen began in September 2014 when the Houthi rebels commenced their gradual, but violent takeover of the capital city Sana’a.
“Yemenis Are Not Going Hungry, They Are Starving”
After the Houthis, a hardline Shia sect backed by the Iranian regime overthrew the internationally recognized government in Sanaa in 2014 and took control of most of the north, an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia began airstrikes against areas held by the Houthis in March 2015.
