The Iran-backed rebel group has taken control of the vital Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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The African shoreline is now much more valuable to outsiders who want to monitor, contain or outflank the waterway opposite them.
Recent events in Yemen could drag Saudi Arabia into the conflict.
The move suggests Iran and its allies are settling in for a long war. That could mean pain for the global economy.
For centuries, the world’s entire coffee supply flowed through one Yemeni port.
The ongoing war in Iran has created an expanding zone of risk for shipping, including for Saudi Arabia’s strategy of redirecting oil exports away from Hormuz.
Each year, about 10–12% of global shipping trade passes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait – whose name means ‘Gate of Tears’.
Tehran has exploited its asymmetric warfare capabilities to strengthen its position.
Somaliland’s growing strategic relevance masks its unresolved internal divisions.
‘Bunker buster’ bombs and Tomahawk missiles struck three targets, with President Donald Trump saying that Iran’s nuclear program had been ‘completely and fully obliterated.’
History is full of examples of what happens when airpower takes on a logic of its own.
MIddle East expert Scott Lucas answers some key questions after days of violence in Gaza and Yemen.
Since 1979, Egypt has been a central pillar of US policies in the Middle East.
Houthis pledge to halt attacks on Red Sea vessels, but shipping companies remain unconvinced.
The Red Sea region holds geopolitical importance and has become an arena where local and global interests play out.
Escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is partly the result of an unsuccessful, decade-long plan to ‘contain and deter’ the Iranian regime.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
The government’s Gaza response has been caught uncomfortably between joining calls for a ceasefire at the UN and aligning with US security interests.
Tea supplies are under threat as a shipping crisis continues in the Red Sea.
The UK government needs to define its goals and the scope of its involvement in a campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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