Houthis

All you need to know: Middle East tensions ease — but the region remains on edge

After nearly two weeks of escalating military confrontation, direct hostilities between the US and Iran have paused—but the Middle East remains on edge as Houthi attacks intensify

28 July, 2026

Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows

Ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb strait dropped to its lowest level in months after Yemen’s Houthis attacked Saudi oil facilities

27 July, 2026

Houthis target Saudi Aramco oil sites while US pauses Iran strikes

US President Donald Trump halted air strikes on Iran for the first time in 13 nights as Yemen’s Houthi militants targeted Saudi oil infrastructure on the Red Sea

26 July, 2026