Who are the Houthis, the Iran-backed rebels threatening a key maritime passage?

Source: www.washingtonpost.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:47:05 GMT

The group has made sweeping gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast after conducting a large-scale military operation aimed at controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

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The same story across the political spectrum (8 sources)

Left: Scoop: U.S. attacked Iranian boats trying to seize Navy drone — www.axios.com
Center: Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca — www.theguardian.com
Center: Houthis Say They Downed a Saudi Fighter Jet and Deny Targeting Mecca — www.nytimes.com
Center: Saudi Arabia says it shot down Houthi drone south of Mecca — www.bbc.com
Center-Right: Why Houthi control of the ‘Gate of Tears’ may be Iran’s biggest victory yet — www.washingtonpost.com
Right: Iran flatly rejects peace talks with U.S. as Yemen war threatens global oil supply — www.washingtontimes.com
Center-Right: Saudi Arabia calls an attempted Mecca attack a 'red line' as Houthis deny they did it — www.npr.org
Right: Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran War — www.axios.com

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