Houthi escalation at Mokha targets Saudi interests, disrupts Red Sea security, and tests new maritime defense coalitions.
Browsing: Houthis
US pressure on Iran grows, but a rapid Hormuz deal could sideline the nuclear threat while escalation spreads.
Saudi Arabia’s new 15-country naval pact signals a historic regional turn away from reliance on US military protection.
Renewed Houthi missile and drone strikes across Yemen are testing the 2022 truce and threatening a broader regional war.
Iran sees The Mecca Pact as opportunity, not threat. Turkish-Pakistani ties and Israeli rivalry may create strategic space for Tehran.
Riyadh is pairing diplomatic restraint toward Iran with targeted military strikes against its proxies, raising the risk of wider war.
Western officials still see the Houthis as pirates, but they are Iran-backed missile operators closing a critical sea lane.
US intelligence never confirmed Iran decided to build a nuclear bomb, yet Washington still treats Tehran as an irrational enemy.
Iran’s destroyed navy still controls the Strait of Hormuz, forcing a new look at how weaker states disrupt global trade.
Iran’s post-Khamenei regime adopts an offensive doctrine, rapidly escalating across the region to ensure survival after his assassination.