Yemen’s Houthis Gain Strength Amid Regional Conflict
Discover how Yemen's Houthis have grown stronger through years of war, impacting global oil markets and regional stability.
POLICY WIRE — City, Country — For over a month, the Houthis have been targeting Saudi oil infrastructure and Red Sea shipping, intensifying pressure on global oil prices and amplifying Iran’s influence in its conflict with the United States. The group’s advances have faced minimal resistance from Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.
The Houthis operate in a vast, mountainous region where they can disperse their fighters and military assets while threatening major oil infrastructure and key trade routes. According to U.N. and other experts, Iran and its allies in Lebanon and Iraq provide the Houthis with expertise, training, and sophisticated weapons, while their hard-line ideology fuels their aggression.
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Despite extensive airstrikes by Saudi Arabia, the United States, and other nations, the Houthis have continued to grow in strength. Their arsenal includes ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones capable of reaching Gulf states and Israel. Recent attacks on Red Sea shipping have raised concerns about the security of critical trade routes, highlighting the ongoing challenges in containing the group’s expansion.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
