What Happened With Yemen?

Every summary we've sent on Yemen since January 1, 2025, newest first, each linked to its source. Each brief goes up here 14 days after our readers get it by text the morning it happens. Get today's brief here.

The Latest on Yemen

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Full Brief
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    Saudi-backed Yemeni forces retake key positions around Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels as counteroffensive expands; Vital Red Sea route saw 9.3M oil barrels/day transit pre-disruption

Every Summary on Yemen

October 20262 Summaries

  1. Tuesday, October 6, 2026Full Brief
    1. 2

      Saudi-backed Yemeni forces retake key positions around Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels as counteroffensive expands; Vital Red Sea route saw 9.3M oil barrels/day transit pre-disruption

  2. Monday, October 5, 2026Full Brief
    1. 5

      Yemen government launches nationwide military operation to retake Iran-backed Houthi-held territory across country after "exhausting all opportunities for de-escalation"

September 20265 Summaries

  1. Monday, September 21, 2026Full Brief
    1. 4

      Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis launch ballistic missile toward Riyadh in 1st attack on Saudi capital since fighting intensified in Jul; Saudi Arabia intercepts missile amid escalating Houthi attacks on kingdom

  2. Wednesday, September 16, 2026Full Brief
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      UN Refugee Agency: Escalating fighting between Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis & Saudi-backed government forces displaces 100K+ people across Yemen; 2.4K+ flee in 4 days across Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Djibouti in East Africa

  3. Tuesday, September 15, 2026Full Brief
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      Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis seize Hanish Islands in Red Sea, expanding control near shipping routes through Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking Red Sea to Gulf of Aden; Strait carried 4.2M barrels of oil/day in Jan-Jun 2025

  4. Thursday, September 10, 2026Full Brief
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      Global benchmark crude tops $100/barrel for 1st time since Jul, rising 3% in 1 day to $101 & 25% since early Aug amid renewed US-Iran strikes & Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities

  5. Wednesday, September 9, 2026Full Brief
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      Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis strike Saudi energy facilities amid renewed fighting with Saudi-backed forces in Yemen; Attacks hit Saudi Aramco (world's largest oil company by production) injuring 73 & disrupting operations

July 20264 Summaries

  1. Friday, July 31, 2026Full Brief
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      Saudi Arabia & 13 countries announce maritime defense alliance to protect shipping & energy routes across Red Sea amid Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels' blockade of Saudi shipping

  2. Friday, July 24, 2026Full Brief
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      Global benchmark crude tops $100/barrel for 1st time since May after Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels claim attacks on 2 Saudi tankers in Red Sea; US crude rises to $92/barrel, highest since Jun 4

  3. Tuesday, July 21, 2026Full Brief
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      Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels declare maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, threatening to block Saudi shipping through Bab al-Mandeb Strait (Red Sea gateway for 12% of global trade) over Saudi-led blockade of Yemen & alleged Sanaa airport strike

  4. Wednesday, July 15, 2026Full Brief
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      Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels launch 1st missile attack on Saudi Arabia since 2022 truce, saying strike responds to Sanaa airport attack by Saudi-backed Yemeni government

May 20261 Summary

  1. Friday, May 15, 2026Full Brief
    1. 5

      Yemen government & Iran-backed Houthis agree to release 1.6K+ detainees in largest prisoner swap of country's 11yr civil war after 14wks of UN-backed negotiations

March 20261 Summary

  1. Tuesday, March 31, 2026Full Brief
    1. 4

      Yemen's Houthi militant group launches 1st missile strike against Israel in support of Iran; Israel says threat intercepted as Tehran-backed group enters conflict

February 20261 Summary

  1. Tuesday, February 17, 2026Full Brief
    1. 6

      DHS ends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen, giving 1.4K beneficiaries 60 days to voluntarily depart & citing "country no longer meets legal criteria"

December 20251 Summary

  1. Wednesday, December 3, 2025Full Brief
    1. 3

      ICBL-CMC report: Global landmine casualties hit 6.3K in 2024, highest in 4yrs, with civilians making up 86%; Funding crisis deepens after US froze aid, forcing shutdowns of mine-action programs in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen & others

November 20251 Summary

  1. Wednesday, November 26, 2025Full Brief
    1. 6

      Long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts in Ethiopia for 1st time in 12K yrs, sending ash plumes 9 miles high across Red Sea toward Yemen, Oman, India & northern Pakistan

July 20251 Summary

  1. Thursday, July 17, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      DHS deports 5 immigrants with criminal records from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen & Laos to African nation Eswatini in 1st deportation after Supreme Court allowed 3rd country deportations late Jun

June 20251 Summary

  1. Thursday, June 5, 2025Full Brief
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      Trump bans US entry due to security risk for 12 countries (Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen) & imposes visitor restrictions for 7 countries (Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan & Venezuela), effective Jun 9

May 20252 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, May 7, 2025Full Brief
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      Oman brokers ceasefire between US & Yemen Houthis as US stops strikes & Houthis cease to disrupt international commercial ships (which they attacked in solidarity with Palestinians)

  2. Thursday, May 1, 2025Full Brief
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      UK joins US in overnight airstrikes ("Operation Rough Rider") on Houthi drone manufacturing facilities in Yemen as US negotiates nuclear arms reduction with rebels' main benefactor Iran

April 20252 Summaries

  1. Tuesday, April 29, 2025Full Brief
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      US airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis kill 68 civilians (African migrants in detention facility), bringing total death toll to 250+ across 800 targets since Mar

  2. Tuesday, April 22, 2025Full Brief
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      Trump backs Defense Sec Hegseth amid allegations of sharing sensitive Yemen Houthi strikes details in 2nd group chat (including wife, brother & personal lawyer) on unsecured commercial messaging app Signal

March 20253 Summaries

  1. Monday, March 31, 2025Full Brief
    1. 6

      US intensifies airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen begun under Biden

  2. Tuesday, March 25, 2025Full Brief
    1. 1

      Trump's cabinet inadvertently includes Atlantic's Chief Editor Jeff Goldberg in Signal chat discussing Yemen strike details before attack occurred; Signal is unsecured commercial messaging app not authorized for federal use

  3. Monday, March 17, 2025Full Brief
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      US strikes Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen, applying pressure in parallel with nuclear arms reduction pushes to Iran

February 20251 Summary

  1. Tuesday, February 4, 2025Full Brief
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      Sec of State Rubio named acting director of USAID amid controversial overhaul by Elon Musk-led DOGE; USAID manages $43B budget sending most aid to Ukraine, Ethiopia, Jordan, Congo, Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nigeria, South Sudan, & Syria

January 20252 Summaries

  1. Thursday, January 23, 2025Full Brief
    1. 7

      Trump redesignates Yemen's Houthi rebels as terrorists, 4yrs after Biden lifted designation citing need to mitigate humanitarian crisis

  2. Thursday, January 2, 2025Full Brief
    1. 4

      US launches airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi military targets in Yemen in effort to weaken their ability to threaten US's regional partners, including Israel

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