The longstanding tensions between Israel and Iran escalated dramatically on Thursday as Israeli airstrikes in Yemen resulted in the deaths of at least six people, with additional casualties reported. Among those caught in the crossfire was the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was at Sanaa International Airport during the […]

The latest decisions by Yemen’s de facto government, the Iran-backed Houthi militia, appear to chart an erratic course. Within days, the group kidnapped seven United Nations workers and released the crew of a merchant ship they had detained for over a year. This contradictory behavior has fueled uncertainty about the Houthis’ long-term strategy and objectives […]

A political and security scandal erupted this week as The Atlantic published what it described as a transcript of highly sensitive US military attack plans against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The magazine revealed that the details were inadvertently shared with its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, through a Signal messaging app chat group, allegedly due to […]