Tariq Saleh, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), has stated that achieving peace with the Iran-backed Houthis is not currently feasible. In an interview published on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, by the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Saleh criticized the Houthi mov...
The United States has reiterated a strong warning to countries, businesses, and other entities against conducting business with ports under the control of the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. On Wednesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce emphasized that providing support to the Houthi...
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a phone conversation with Egyptian Defense Minister Abdulmajid Saqr, during which they discussed the "reckless actions" of the Iran-backed Houthis. The primary focus of the discussion was the economic and sec...
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the Iran-backed Houthis claimed that U.S. airstrikes, resumed since mid-March, have resulted in over 300 casualties. The strikes, described by the group as "intense," have continued for more than three weeks in response to threats to international navigation....
Local sources reported on Wednesday that a 12-year-old girl, Sally Mohammed Abdullah, suffered critical injuries after being shot by a Houthi sniper in Taiz, southwestern Yemen. According to the official website of Yemen's Ministry of Defense, "September Net," the incident took place...
Local sources reported Tuesday that Iran-backed Houthi artillery shelled a residential area in the Al-Had Yafa' district, northern Lahj Governorate. Sources speaking to "Barran Press" stated that Houthi artillery fire last night struck civilian homes in Al-Makhnaq village, Al-Had ...
Military media outlets in Taiz province, southwestern Yemen, reported a significant escalation in attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis against Yemeni army positions on multiple fronts within the province on April 7, 2025. According to a statement by the Media Center of the Taiz Military Axis,...
Sources indicated that several senior leaders of the Iran-backed Houthis were killed in U.S. airstrikes targeting the capital, Sana’a, and Saada, the group's northern stronghold. These strikes mark the fourth consecutive week of ongoing operations against Houthi sites and headquarters. ...
The World Food Programme (WFP) urgently warned on Tuesday that the U.S. administration's decision to suspend emergency food aid to 14 countries, including Yemen, is "a death sentence for millions facing acute hunger and famine." In a statement via X," the WFP expressed "pr...
In Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen, two children were injured on Saturday when a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis exploded. The incident occurred in the Al-Waziyah district. Yemen's Ministry of Defense official website, "September Net," reported that the landmine d...
Saudi Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al-Jaber, met with British Ambassador to Yemen, Abdah Sharif, on Sunday, April 6, 2025, to discuss the current situation in Yemen and the Red Sea. According to a post by Al-Jaber on X, monitored by "Barran Press," their discussions centered on joint ef...
Ten years have elapsed since Mohammed Qahtan, a towering figure in Yemeni politics, vanished into the hands of the Iran-backed Houthi group. Abducted from his Sana’a home on April 4, 2015, the senior Islah Party leader’s fate remains a haunting mystery despite relentless appeals from l...
Iran has ordered the withdrawal of its military personnel from Yemen, effectively abandoning its Houthi allies amidst a relentless US air campaign, according to a senior Iranian official speaking to the Telegraph. The Iranian official revealed that the decision was driven by a desir...
Osama Al-Qosaibi, Director General of Yemen's Masam Landmine Clearance Project, sharply criticized the international community's inadequate response to the country's devastating landmine crisis. He specifically condemned the withdrawal of support from crucial mine clearance organizatio...
The Yemeni army repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Al-Tashrifat camp near Taiz’s eastern gateway, military officials reported. Intense clashes erupted as Houthi fighters attempted to infiltrate army-held positions, forcing a temporary closure of the eastern gateway ...
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on a Russia-based network facilitating arms and goods procurement for the Iran-backed Houthis. The sanctions targeted individuals and entities involved in supplying the Houthis, including Afghan nationals Hoshang Khairat and So...
The Saudi-led demining initiative Masam announced on April 1, 2025, that its teams had removed 2,727 explosive devices, including anti-tank mines, across Yemen in March. The operation covered government-controlled areas, clearing more than 225,957 square meters of land last month alone. Since its ...
Mahmoud Mohammed Abdullah Abkar, a 38-year-old civilian, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis in the Al-Durayhimi District of Hodeidah, Yemen. The explosion occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m. as Abkar was transporting charcoal west of Al-Shajan village, a livelihood activi...
President Donald J. Trump, in a recent social media post, asserted that U.S. strikes over the past two weeks have "decimated" Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen. He claimed significant casualties among Houthi fighters and leaders, stating, "Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no ...
Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), declared on Saturday that the Republican Alliance is now "stronger and more determined than ever" to reclaim state institutions and end the Houthi insurgency, signaling that the liberation of Sana'...