A Houthi military adviser told AFP that the group would attack U.S. interests in the West Asia if Washington intervenes in Yemen’s conflict in support of Saudi Arabia or tries to unblock the Bab al-Mandab strait.
The pro-Iran Houthis dislodged Saudi-backed government forces from Yemen’s Red Sea coast in fighting that left hundreds dead. Houthi drones and missiles have also targeted Saudi sites, including the capital Riyadh for the first time in years. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman requested help from U.S. “Iran is a friendly, allied, and brotherly country to us, but it does not direct us.
The United Nations on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) said the number of people displaced could swell from over 1,30,000 today to more than 2,30,000 in the coming months.
President Donald Trump in fighting the Houthis, according to U.S. reports. Yemen’s government also made the request, a well-placed source told AFP . Thawr denied receiving directives from Iran, but said they are “one alliance and one body”. We are independent in our decisions and in our sovereignty,” he said. “As long as Saudi Arabia insists on and continues killing our country and striking our people, we will strike with an iron fist,” Thawr said.
