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Red Sea & Yemen: latest news and tension level
Live coverage of military and diplomatic developments in the Red Sea and Yemen flashpoint, from more than 200 sources. Updated every 15 minutes.
4 FLASHPOINT READING · INCREASED WATCH Military activity: elevated · Diplomatic tension: elevated · Nuclear signalling: calm Updated 20:55 IST, 02 Oct 2026 · part of the Covert Horizon Tension IndexLatest
- Yemen carried out 20 strikes on Houthi targets in Taiz province, spokesperson saysAl-Monitor · 8h ago · 2 outlets
- Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging HouthisAl-Monitor · just now
- Record numbers going hungry in Yemen amid escalating conflict, WFP saysAl-Monitor · 4h ago
- 'Grave provocation': Pakistan condemns Houthi attack on power facility in MadinaDawn · 10h ago
- Saudi coalition accuses Houthis of drone attack on MedinaAl-Monitor · 12h ago
- Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of drone attack in MedinaAl-Monitor · 22h ago
- Italy says EU naval mission in Red Sea still insufficientAl-Monitor · 1h ago
- An America-First approach in YemenLowy Institute – The Interpreter · 1d ago
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Background
Yemen's Houthi movement has controlled the capital Sanaa and much of the north since 2014, and fought a Saudi-led coalition from 2015. From late 2023, the Houthis attacked commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, saying they were acting in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
The attacks led to US and UK strikes on Houthi targets and forced many shipping companies to divert around Africa, disrupting one of the world's most important trade routes between Asia and Europe.
Written by the Covert Horizon editor. Last reviewed October 2026.
Key facts
- Main actors
- Houthis (Ansar Allah), Yemeni government, Saudi Arabia, United States, United Kingdom
- Key waterways
- Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden
- Related
- Iran & the Gulf · Israel–Gaza & Lebanon