LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Suite à une frappe sur un pétrolier saoudien, les rebelles houthis imposent un blocus naval à Riyad en mer Rouge. Après Ormuz, verrouillé par Téhéran, un second goulet d’étranglement se referme sur le brut saoudien.
En mer Rouge, tout s’est noué en une dizaine de jours. Les rebelles yéménites houthistes ont pris prétexte de bombardements menés par l’Arabie saoudite contre l’aéroport de Sanaa, sur fond de dispute autour d’un avion iranien, pour frapper en riposte l’aéroport d’Abha, première attaque visant le sol saoudien depuis 2022. Lundi, ils ont décrété un « blocus naval » contre le royaume. Jeudi, ils sont passés à l’acte en visant deux pétroliers saoudiens. Riyad a confirmé un incendie à la proue de l’un d’eux. Au moins neuf navires ont fait demi-tour près du détroit de Bab al-Mandab, où le trafic se contracte.
Restés jusqu’ici en marge de la guerre américano-iranienne, les houthistes sont une milice pro-iranienne issue des hauts plateaux du nord du Yémen. Après avoir repris la capitale Sanaa, en 2014, elle est en guerre depuis 2015 contre une coalition conduite par Riyad. À la suite d’une escalade avec les Saoudiens, l’Iran se sert de son allié pour rappeler qu’il possède un autre moyen de pression : le détroit de Bab al-Mandab. Le procédé est rodé : en 2023, après les attaques du 7 Octobre et les bombardements déclenchés en représailles par Israël contre la bande de Gaza, les houthistes avaient déjà harcelé le trafic marchand. » | Par Rémi Monti | jeudi 23 juillet 2026
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Thursday, July 23, 2026
Monday, July 20, 2026
Iran-Backed Houthis Expand Conflict With Red Sea Blockade
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The move against Saudi ships will add new pressure on energy markets. Tehran said it had received new proposals from mediators.
The Houthis, the Iran-backed armed faction in Yemen, said they would impose a blockade on Saudi ships, threatening to open a new front in the Middle East conflict and raising the pressure on volatile global energy markets.
The announcement was made as many in the region were tensely watching to see if the rounds of bombardment between U.S. and Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf would continue to escalate. The two countries traded new attacks on Monday, with Iran targeting countries that host U.S. military bases, despite efforts by mediators to calm tensions.
The latest hostilities initially focused on the Strait of Hormuz, but they have expanded into a cycle of attacks and counterattacks that have killed at least three American service members since Friday, hit Arab states across the Persian Gulf and damaged critical infrastructure in Iran and U.S.-allied Kuwait.
Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz has reduced global fuel supplies, pushing prices upward, but Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has been able to reroute some of its exports through the Red Sea. If the Houthis follow through on their statement that they will not allow Saudi vessels to pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern portal to the Red Sea, it would worsen the global fuel crisis. Iran War Live Updates » | Aaron Boxerman, Ismaeel Naar, Sanam Mahoozi and Yan Zhuang | Monday, July 20, 2026
The master of the 'Art of the Deal' has got himself into a real fix with this illegitimate and unnecessary Iran War, hasn't he? He's in a fix, and so is the global economy. — © Mark Alexander
The Houthis, the Iran-backed armed faction in Yemen, said they would impose a blockade on Saudi ships, threatening to open a new front in the Middle East conflict and raising the pressure on volatile global energy markets.
The announcement was made as many in the region were tensely watching to see if the rounds of bombardment between U.S. and Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf would continue to escalate. The two countries traded new attacks on Monday, with Iran targeting countries that host U.S. military bases, despite efforts by mediators to calm tensions.
The latest hostilities initially focused on the Strait of Hormuz, but they have expanded into a cycle of attacks and counterattacks that have killed at least three American service members since Friday, hit Arab states across the Persian Gulf and damaged critical infrastructure in Iran and U.S.-allied Kuwait.
Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz has reduced global fuel supplies, pushing prices upward, but Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has been able to reroute some of its exports through the Red Sea. If the Houthis follow through on their statement that they will not allow Saudi vessels to pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern portal to the Red Sea, it would worsen the global fuel crisis. Iran War Live Updates » | Aaron Boxerman, Ismaeel Naar, Sanam Mahoozi and Yan Zhuang | Monday, July 20, 2026
The master of the 'Art of the Deal' has got himself into a real fix with this illegitimate and unnecessary Iran War, hasn't he? He's in a fix, and so is the global economy. — © Mark Alexander
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Iran War Escalates as Houthis Attack Israel as Trump's War Enters Second Month
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Sunday, March 29, 2026
Iran War Escalates as Yemen's Houthis Attack Israel and Threaten Red Sea | BBC News
March 28, 2026 | Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a wave of missiles and drone strikes against Israel. The group said in a statement that it had targeted "sensitive Israeli military sites" and vowed to continue such attacks. Israel said it had shot down two missiles coming from Yemen.
The entry of the powerful Iranian proxy into the conflict raises fears of further disruption to the world economy as the armed group has capacity to attack shipping in the Red Sea. The vital shipping route is being used by some tankers as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed with strikes on commercial vessels.
Israel said it was prepared for a “multi-front war" and would strike back. In the United States there have been mass protests against the war, but President Trump has insisted the fight will continue against Iran.
Israel’s assault in Southern Lebanon is continuing, with more than 1,100 civilians reported to have been killed there since the start of recent hostilities.
Ben Brown presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood, James Waterhouse and Hugo Bachega.
Bab-el-Mandab »
The Arabic name Bab el Mandab means Gate/Gateway of lamentation/grief/tears. Under the prevailing circumstances of war, this could very well be a very apt name for the strait, methinks! — © Mark Alexander
The entry of the powerful Iranian proxy into the conflict raises fears of further disruption to the world economy as the armed group has capacity to attack shipping in the Red Sea. The vital shipping route is being used by some tankers as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed with strikes on commercial vessels.
Israel said it was prepared for a “multi-front war" and would strike back. In the United States there have been mass protests against the war, but President Trump has insisted the fight will continue against Iran.
Israel’s assault in Southern Lebanon is continuing, with more than 1,100 civilians reported to have been killed there since the start of recent hostilities.
Ben Brown presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Joe Inwood, James Waterhouse and Hugo Bachega.
Bab-el-Mandab »
The Arabic name Bab el Mandab means Gate/Gateway of lamentation/grief/tears. Under the prevailing circumstances of war, this could very well be a very apt name for the strait, methinks! — © Mark Alexander
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Houthi Forces Enter Iran Conflict with Missile Attacks on Israeli Military Sites
THE GUARDIAN: Escalation represents dangerous spread of war and brings threat of even more damage to the global economy
The US-Israeli war with Iran has expanded with the entry of Houthi forces in Yemen, representing a dangerous spread of the conflict and bringing with it the threat of more damage to the global economy.
Pakistan has said it would host a meeting of Middle Eastern powers on Monday in an effort to find a regional approach to ending the conflict. But the talks, which bring together the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, did not appear to include any of the warring parties, casting further doubt on persistent US claims of diplomatic progress.
Houthi forces, close allies of Iran, said on Saturday they had fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at “sensitive Israeli military sites” and that they would continue military operations until the “aggression” came to an end on all fronts. Israel said it had intercepted one missile originating in Yemen.
Despite US claims to have devastated Iran’s military, Reuters cited intelligence sources as saying Washington could only be certain it had destroyed a third of Iran’s missile and drone arsenal.
US media reported that a missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia wounded at least 12 US soldiers, two of them seriously. Drones also struck Kuwait international airport on Saturday, causing significant damage to its radar system. » | Julian Borger | Senior international correspondent | Saturday, March 28, 2026
The US-Israeli war with Iran has expanded with the entry of Houthi forces in Yemen, representing a dangerous spread of the conflict and bringing with it the threat of more damage to the global economy.
Pakistan has said it would host a meeting of Middle Eastern powers on Monday in an effort to find a regional approach to ending the conflict. But the talks, which bring together the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, did not appear to include any of the warring parties, casting further doubt on persistent US claims of diplomatic progress.
Houthi forces, close allies of Iran, said on Saturday they had fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at “sensitive Israeli military sites” and that they would continue military operations until the “aggression” came to an end on all fronts. Israel said it had intercepted one missile originating in Yemen.
Despite US claims to have devastated Iran’s military, Reuters cited intelligence sources as saying Washington could only be certain it had destroyed a third of Iran’s missile and drone arsenal.
US media reported that a missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia wounded at least 12 US soldiers, two of them seriously. Drones also struck Kuwait international airport on Saturday, causing significant damage to its radar system. » | Julian Borger | Senior international correspondent | Saturday, March 28, 2026
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Houthis Condemn Deadly US Bombardment of Yemen as a 'War Crime' and Promise Retaliation | DW News
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Les houthistes, des rebelles yéménites devenus d’incontournables acteurs du Moyen-Orient
LE MONDE : ENQUÊTE Le mouvement insurrectionnel – qui contrôle désormais la portion la plus peuplée du pays – s’est imposé dans le jeu régional à la faveur de la guerre opposant Israël au Hamas. Les attaques de navires en mer Rouge, qui menacent cet axe mondial du commerce et défient les Etats-Unis, ont révélé son pouvoir de nuisance.
En lançant son offensive meurtrière sur Gaza après les massacres perpétrés par le Hamas, le 7 octobre 2023, Israël redoutait l’ouverture d’un second front, au nord, sur un théâtre d’opérations familier et prompt à s’enflammer. Depuis les violents affrontements de l’été 2006 opposant l’armée israélienne aux combattants chiites du Hezbollah libanais, les escarmouches entre ces deux ennemis historiques n’ont jamais cessé autour de la « ligne bleue » qui sépare le Liban et l’Etat hébreu – deux pays officiellement en guerre depuis 1948. » | Par Gilles Paris et Madjid Zerrouky | dimanche 21 janvier 2024 [€]
En lançant son offensive meurtrière sur Gaza après les massacres perpétrés par le Hamas, le 7 octobre 2023, Israël redoutait l’ouverture d’un second front, au nord, sur un théâtre d’opérations familier et prompt à s’enflammer. Depuis les violents affrontements de l’été 2006 opposant l’armée israélienne aux combattants chiites du Hezbollah libanais, les escarmouches entre ces deux ennemis historiques n’ont jamais cessé autour de la « ligne bleue » qui sépare le Liban et l’Etat hébreu – deux pays officiellement en guerre depuis 1948. » | Par Gilles Paris et Madjid Zerrouky | dimanche 21 janvier 2024 [€]
Monday, January 15, 2024
Peter Hitchens: Britain Is No Longer a Great Power
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Houthis Strike a Russian Oil Ship
Friday, January 12, 2024
Is the Economy Facing Another Energy Price Shock?
BBC: Both Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden cited the global economic impact of Houthi attacks on Red Sea cargo ships in overnight statements as the reasoning behind military action.
The Treasury has modelled scenarios suggesting that disruption in the Red Sea could further shrink the UK economy, risking a recession.
The main fear in the Treasury's analyses is of a rise of at least $10 per barrel in the international price of crude oil and a 25% increase in the price of natural gas.
Rises such as these have not actually materialised, so far, mainly because of the actions of Saudi Arabia - the major oil producing nation - in soothing global energy markets with price cuts.
The US and UK will hope that their overnight strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels will help reverse widespread delays and disruption to Red Sea trading routes, by re-establishing safe passage through the Bab-al-Mandeb Strait into the Suez Canal.
But, on the other hand, there is now also a clear pathway of escalation to a wider Middle East conflict. » | Faisal Islam, Economics editor | Friday, January 12, 2024
The Treasury has modelled scenarios suggesting that disruption in the Red Sea could further shrink the UK economy, risking a recession.
The main fear in the Treasury's analyses is of a rise of at least $10 per barrel in the international price of crude oil and a 25% increase in the price of natural gas.
Rises such as these have not actually materialised, so far, mainly because of the actions of Saudi Arabia - the major oil producing nation - in soothing global energy markets with price cuts.
The US and UK will hope that their overnight strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels will help reverse widespread delays and disruption to Red Sea trading routes, by re-establishing safe passage through the Bab-al-Mandeb Strait into the Suez Canal.
But, on the other hand, there is now also a clear pathway of escalation to a wider Middle East conflict. » | Faisal Islam, Economics editor | Friday, January 12, 2024
Houthi Attacks Mark the Beginning of Conflict over the Red Sea and the Gulf
After US and UK Strikes against Houthis – Fears of Escalation in Middle East Become Real | DW News
U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to the Houthi Militia
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The American-led strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began.
The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid for the past three months.
The American-led air and naval strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since November, and after warnings to the Houthis in the past week from the Biden administration and several international allies of serious consequences if the salvos did not stop.
On Thursday night, President Biden called the strikes a “clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most critical commercial routes.”
In a statement, he warned: “I will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary.” » | Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper, Reporting from Washington | Thursday, January 11, 2024
Les Etats-Unis et le Royaume-Uni tentent d’enrayer les attaques des houthistes en mer Rouge en menant des frappes contre leurs installations au Yémen : L’opération conduite dans la nuit du jeudi 11 au vendredi 12 janvier intervient après une trentaine d’attaques de navires commerciaux par les rebelles yéménites, qui prétendent agir par solidarité avec les Palestiniens de Gaza. » [€]
Biden meldet Militärschlag gegen Huthi-Rebellen: Die Amerikaner und ihre Verbündeten haben laut US-Regierung Stellungen der Huthi-Rebellen im Jemen angegriffen. Präsident Biden spricht von einer „direkten Reaktion auf die beispiellosen Angriffe der Huthi auf die internationale Schifffahrt“. »
Iranian Navy Says It Seized an Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Oman: The same vessel was involved last year in the U.S. government seizure of Iranian oil that was being transported in violation of American sanctions. »
The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid for the past three months.
The American-led air and naval strikes came in response to more than two dozen Houthi drone and missile attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea since November, and after warnings to the Houthis in the past week from the Biden administration and several international allies of serious consequences if the salvos did not stop.
On Thursday night, President Biden called the strikes a “clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most critical commercial routes.”
In a statement, he warned: “I will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international commerce as necessary.” » | Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper, Reporting from Washington | Thursday, January 11, 2024
Les Etats-Unis et le Royaume-Uni tentent d’enrayer les attaques des houthistes en mer Rouge en menant des frappes contre leurs installations au Yémen : L’opération conduite dans la nuit du jeudi 11 au vendredi 12 janvier intervient après une trentaine d’attaques de navires commerciaux par les rebelles yéménites, qui prétendent agir par solidarité avec les Palestiniens de Gaza. » [€]
Biden meldet Militärschlag gegen Huthi-Rebellen: Die Amerikaner und ihre Verbündeten haben laut US-Regierung Stellungen der Huthi-Rebellen im Jemen angegriffen. Präsident Biden spricht von einer „direkten Reaktion auf die beispiellosen Angriffe der Huthi auf die internationale Schifffahrt“. »
Iranian Navy Says It Seized an Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Oman: The same vessel was involved last year in the U.S. government seizure of Iranian oil that was being transported in violation of American sanctions. »
Friday, December 08, 2023
Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Iranian-backed militia in Yemen has launched drone and missile attacks on Israeli and American targets. American officials fear the group could go too far and incite a wider war.
Houthi fighters who have volunteered to fight in Gaza against Israel during a parade this month in Sana, Yemen. | Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
The Houthis, Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen who have launched recent drone and missile attacks on Israeli and American targets, are emerging as an unpredictable and dangerous wild card in the Middle East — the proxies that Iran considers most suited to widening the war with Israel.
Analysts close to the Iranian government said the Houthis’ base in Yemen makes them ideally positioned to escalate fighting in the region, in the hopes of pressuring Israel to end its war with Hamas in Gaza.
The analysts’ assessment tracks with descriptions of a plan by Iran and its network of militias to increase attacks on Israeli and American targets in the region, according to two Iranians affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps who were not authorized to speak publicly.
The Houthis, the analysts said, are Iran’s chosen proxies because from Yemen they are both close enough to the Red Sea’s strategic waterways to disrupt global shipping, and far enough from Israel to make retaliatory strikes difficult. Unlike Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group that has struck Israel from Lebanon, the Houthis are not beholden to domestic political dynamics — making them effectively accountable to no one. » | Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Eric Schmitt | Friday, December 8, 2023
The Houthis, Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen who have launched recent drone and missile attacks on Israeli and American targets, are emerging as an unpredictable and dangerous wild card in the Middle East — the proxies that Iran considers most suited to widening the war with Israel.
Analysts close to the Iranian government said the Houthis’ base in Yemen makes them ideally positioned to escalate fighting in the region, in the hopes of pressuring Israel to end its war with Hamas in Gaza.
The analysts’ assessment tracks with descriptions of a plan by Iran and its network of militias to increase attacks on Israeli and American targets in the region, according to two Iranians affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps who were not authorized to speak publicly.
The Houthis, the analysts said, are Iran’s chosen proxies because from Yemen they are both close enough to the Red Sea’s strategic waterways to disrupt global shipping, and far enough from Israel to make retaliatory strikes difficult. Unlike Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group that has struck Israel from Lebanon, the Houthis are not beholden to domestic political dynamics — making them effectively accountable to no one. » | Farnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Eric Schmitt | Friday, December 8, 2023
Wednesday, November 01, 2023
Israel Rushes Missile Boats to Red Sea after Yemen’s Houthis Declare War
THE TELEGRAPH: Iran-backed movement says it has launched three attacks towards Israel since Oct 7 and vows more ‘to help Palestinians to victory’
Israel deployed warships to the Red Sea on Wednesday after Yemen’s Houthis declared war and launched a ballistic missile at an Israeli city.
Images released by the Israeli military showed Sa’ar-class corvettes patrolling near Eilat port in the Red Sea, which Israel sees as a new front as its war in Gaza draws retaliation from Iran-backed forces elsewhere in the region.
On Tuesday, the Houthis said they had launched three drone and missile attacks towards Israel since the start of the Hamas-Israel war on Oct 7. They vowed there would be more such attacks “to help the Palestinians to victory”.
The Israeli military used its Arrow missile defence system for the first time to intercept an “aerial threat” over the Red Sea, believed to have been a ballistic missile. » | Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Israel deployed warships to the Red Sea on Wednesday after Yemen’s Houthis declared war and launched a ballistic missile at an Israeli city.
Images released by the Israeli military showed Sa’ar-class corvettes patrolling near Eilat port in the Red Sea, which Israel sees as a new front as its war in Gaza draws retaliation from Iran-backed forces elsewhere in the region.
On Tuesday, the Houthis said they had launched three drone and missile attacks towards Israel since the start of the Hamas-Israel war on Oct 7. They vowed there would be more such attacks “to help the Palestinians to victory”.
The Israeli military used its Arrow missile defence system for the first time to intercept an “aerial threat” over the Red Sea, believed to have been a ballistic missile. » | Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Monday, March 26, 2018
Is Saudi Arabia More Vulnerable to Houthi Attacks from Yemen? | Inside Story
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman defends his country's military intervention in the conflict in 2015, saying "the options are between bad and worse".
After three years the situation could not be any worse. About 10,000 killed in the fighting, thousands more dead from the worst recorded outbreak of cholera, and millions facing famine.
The UN calls Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. And the complex relationships and divisions of all those involved in the conflict make any hope of a settlement even more remote.
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam | Guests: Mohammed Jumeh, columnist and editor at the Al Quds newspaper; Adam Baron, visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations; Suze van Meegen, protection and advocacy adviser at the Norwegian Refugee Council
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