Overview
- Since late July the Iran‑aligned Houthi movement has launched a coordinated campaign of ballistic missile and drone strikes against Yemeni government positions, Red Sea ports and Saudi‑linked targets.
- A commercial vessel, the Tihamah, was hit by three ballistic missiles on Tuesday, killing six people and injuring at least nine according to Yemeni authorities and survivor accounts.
- Yemeni government forces have responded with artillery, drones and air defences, saying they repelled a Houthi assault in Taiz and reporting casualties on both sides.
- The Houthis have declared a maritime blockade on Saudi‑linked shipping and have repeatedly struck the government‑held port of Mocha, causing heavy damage to an import hub near the Bab al‑Mandeb Strait.
- Analysts and officials warn the campaign could reignite full civil war in Yemen, disrupt a key global trade chokepoint and draw regional powers into wider military action.