A Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen’s conflict in 2015, months after the Iran-backed Houthi militias seized the capital of Sanaa in 2014, forcing the internationally recognized government into exile in Saudi Arabia.

Source: https://wtop.com/world/2023/03/syria-hopes-iran-saudi-agreement-will-ease-regional-tension/

A team of international experts has launched an effort to transfer more than one million barrels of oil from an abandoned tanker before it spills off Yemen’s Red Sea coast.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-race-to-avert-an-oil-spill-that-could-cost-20-billion-to-fix-85a884ea

At present, multinationals are looting Yemen’s oil.

Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/12/22/after-the-oil-is-gone-2/

Attempts to inspect the deteriorating ship have dragged on for years, with UN requests for access repeatedly declined by the Iran-backed Huthi rebels who control much of Yemen’s north including Hodeida port.

Source: https://yalibnan.com/2023/07/16/yemens-rusting-tanker-with-million-barrels-of-oil-is-a-ticking-time-bomb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yemens-rusting-tanker-with-million-barrels-of-oil-is-a-ticking-time-bomb

CAIRO—Saudi officials were in Yemen’s capital on Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict, officials said.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/10/china-military-displays-force-toward-taiwan-after-tsai-trip/

CAIRO—Saudi officials were in Yemen’s capital on Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict, officials said.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/10/china-military-displays-force-toward-taiwan-after-tsai-trip/

Despite all odds, they have not broken as some of the most powerful nations wage a proxy war over Yemen’s natural resources and the wealthy geostrategic waters surrounding the country.

Source: https://original.antiwar.com/joziah_thayer/2023/04/19/the-cia-aqap-and-the-never-ending-excuse-to-bomb-yemen/

FILE PHOTO: Iran was “deeply involved” in planning operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and its intelligence was critical to enable Yemen’s Houthi movement to target ships, the White House says on Friday, December 22, 2023.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1878797/iran-deeply-involved-in-red-sea-attacks-on-commercial-vessels-us

For years Saudi Arabia –– and the Yemeni government it supports –– have prevented virtually any containerized goods from entering Hodeida, Yemen’s principal Red Sea port.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/13/100-organizations-ask-for-yemen-resolution/

Hadi’s resignation coincided with the start of Yemen’s civil war in 2014, when Houthi insurgents took control of Yemen’s capital and largest city, Sana’a, demanding a new government.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/us-to-relax-weapons-ban-saudi-arabia-9084618/

Hadi’s resignation coincided with the start of Yemen’s civil war in 2014, when Houthi insurgents took control of Yemen’s capital and largest city, Sana’a, demanding a new government.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/us-to-relax-weapons-ban-saudi-arabia-9084618/

Here are more details on Yemen’s Houthis claims of attacking Red Sea ships over the ongoing war between and Hamas on Sunday.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/dec/03/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-attacks-on-gaza-continue-overnight-macron-warns-israels-plan-to-eliminate-hamas-risks-decade-of-war

However, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been launching a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Source: https://www.samfordcrimson.com/pentagon-says-us-warship-commercial-vessels-under-attack-in-red-sea-2023-12-03.html

LONDON (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have escalated attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea during the Israel-Hamas war, raising concerns about the impact on the flow of oil, grain and consumer goods through a major global trade artery.

Source: https://wtop.com/europe/2023/12/how-are-houthi-attacks-on-ships-in-the-red-sea-affecting-global-trade/

Major shipping companies are stopping transits through the Red Sea due to attacks from Yemen’s Houthis that have come in response to the Israeli onslaught in Gaza.

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/12/17/shipping-giants-suspend-transits-through-red-sea-due-to-houthi-attacks/

Most of the deaths occurred in Yemen’s northern province of Saada, a stronghold for the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Source: https://www.aol.com/news/un-agency-2022-one-deadliest-143633943.html

Southern Yemen was an independent socialist nation from 1967 to 1990, and many of southern Yemen’s port workers are still unionized.

Source: https://original.antiwar.com/joziah_thayer/2023/05/31/how-the-uae-and-china-set-their-sights-on-southern-yemen/

The apparent warning comes a day after a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that Iran has been providing intelligence to Yemen’s Houthi rebels on ship locations in the Red Sea during the recent series of attacks on commercial vessels in the area.

Source: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2248745/new-threat-iranian-commander-says-mediterranean-sea-could-be-shut-down-over-us-crimes.html

“The current peace negotiations are promising because they have the potential to address some of the key drivers of Yemen’s economic collapse,” Paul said.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/13/yemen-war-conflict-peace-talks-negotiations-humanitarian-crisis/

The drone’s origin was not immediately clear, but Yemen’s Houthi rebels have disrupted global trade in the Red Sea with attacks on international vessels, and have launched drones and missiles towards Israel.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/26/fears-of-regional-escalation-as-israel-warns-of-multi-front-war