Tag Houthis

UPDATE: US AND ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN – July 15, 2026

Five consecutive nights of U.S. strikes, a reinstated naval blockade, and Iranian retaliation across several Gulf states have brought the Islamabad Memorandum to the point of effective collapse. As Donald Trump declared himself the “Guardian of the Hormuz Strait,” demanded a 20 percent fee, and withdrew it within 24 hours, the Houthis’ attack on Saudi Arabia brought Bab al-Mandab into the conflict as a second strategic chokepoint. The escalation is no longer confined to Iran and the United States - it now reaches across the critical infrastructure of the entire Arabian Peninsula.

The Houthis

Iranian terrorist organisation, Yemeni liberation movement or de facto state? None of these labels fully captures the Houthis. What began as a Zaydi educational and protest movement in Yemen’s neglected north developed into an armed rebellion and eventually an authoritarian power structure that governs millions of people, collects taxes and projects force far beyond Yemen through missiles, drones and attacks in the Red Sea. This dossier examines their rise, social roots and relationship with Iran - without distorting their origins or overlooking repression, violence and responsibility.

The Axis of Resistance – Part 3

After October 7, the Middle East did not just enter another war — it witnessed the gradual unraveling of a geopolitical network Tehran had built for decades. From Hezbollah to Syria and the Houthis, Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” is facing structural erosion. Was strategic depth a brilliant asymmetric doctrine — or an overextended system now collapsing under pressure? This deep dive examines Iran’s regional architecture between expansion, erosion, and strategic recalibration.