A blocked Iranian flight to Yemen set off Houthis’ latest spiral with Saudi Arabia
Yemeni officials said the strikes wounded more than 40 people and damaged a port area as the Houthis widened attacks on Saudi-linked targets.
- On Sunday, Houthi strikes in the Yemeni port city of Mokha killed at least 11 people, a medical source told AFP, following an earlier drone salvo that targeted a Saudi oil refinery on the Red Sea coast.
- Tensions intensified on July 13 when a Saudi airstrike disabled the Sanaa International Airport runway, marking a collapse of the 2022 truce that had largely halted cross-border attacks between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.
- Military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group targeted "Saudi enemy" troops and equipment with missiles and drones, while government sources confirmed the Mokha port sustained severe damage during the barrages.
- At least 32 individuals were wounded in the Mokha strikes, including six civilians, as U.N. envoy Hans Grundberg warned the escalation risks "jeopardizing the gains of the 2022 truce" and drawing Yemen into broader regional confrontation.
- This escalation reflects a shift in Houthi priorities from seeking economic concessions to asserting sovereignty over Yemeni airspace and ports, as Tehran reportedly views the Yemeni front as a strategic lever amid the wider Middle East war.
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A Flight, An Airstrike, A Blockade: How Yemen's Truce Started Unraveling
The tit-for-tat attacks started July 13 with a Saudi airstrike that hit the runway of the airport in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, preventing the landing of an Iranian flight carrying a high-ranking Houthi delegation.
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A blocked Iranian flight to Yemen set off Houthis’ latest spiral with Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (AP) — A volley of fire between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has threatened to upend a 2022 truce in Yemen and open another front in the already expanding war in the Middle East after the collapse of…
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A blocked Iranian flight to Yemen set off Houthis' latest spiral with Saudi Arabia
An airstrike on July 13 hit the runway of Yemen's Sanaa airport, preventing an Iranian flight carrying a high-ranking Houthi delegation from landing.
DIRECT - Middle East: Houthis Strikes in Yemen Resulted in at Least 11 Deaths and Dozens of Injuries
On Sunday, August 9, 2026, the Yemeni Yemeni rebels continued their strikes in Yemen on targets "of the Saudi enemy", killing at least 11 people. The attack on the Mokha port on the Red Sea coast killed at least four members of the Yemeni armed forces and three civilians. Iran, for its part, appointed a former commander-in-chief of the Revolutionary Guards at the head of the Supreme Council of National Security. Follow our direct.
Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi military base in the port city of Moqa with ballistic missiles and drones, killing 11 people. This airstrike was a retaliatory measure against Saudi Arabia's military moves, and coupled with the recent strike on Aramco facilities, the level of armed conflict between the two sides appears to be rapidly escalating.
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