Yemen Slides Back to War as Both Sides Trade Daily Strikes
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- Yemen's internationally recognized government forces launched 81 attacks on Houthi positions in the past 24 hours, with spokesperson Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili reporting that fighters and field commanders were "neutralised"
- Houthis claimed two drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Najran province Thursday, hitting Najran airport and an Aramco facility according to military spokesperson Yahya Saree; Saudi Arabia offered no immediate confirmation
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps publicly warned Thursday that Saudi Arabia would be "unable to contain" the Houthis as the rebels escalate cross-border attacks following their July declaration of a naval blockade on the kingdom
- Yemen's government has accused Houthis of attempting to impose a blockade and halt Yemen's oil exports, while missile and drone exchanges have spread across nearly the entire frozen front line over the past month
- The 2022 UN-brokered truce that largely halted Yemen's fighting is visibly breaking down, prompting UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk to urge both sides Monday to "spare the Yemeni people from further misery" and halt escalation
- At least 18 million people in Yemen lack reliable access to sufficient food according to the UN, raising the humanitarian stakes of any return to full-scale conflict
Why it matters: The collapse of the 2022 truce puts 18 million food-insecure Yemenis at renewed risk while pulling Saudi Arabia back into the crossfire, with Houthi drones now striking an Aramco facility and Najran airport. Iran's IRGC publicly backing the escalation signals Tehran's continued proxy support as the region faces broader strain.
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