The Houthis have once again attacked targets in Saudi Arabia this Tuesday, in a new escalation that comes after the group took control of several strategic points on the Yemeni coast of the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The missile and drone attacks, which threaten to further extend the conflict throughout the region, have activated air defense alerts in six Saudi cities, including Yanbu, the country's main oil port on the Red Sea, and Riyadh has warned that it will respond "firmly," adopting "all necessary operational measures."

The Houthi rebels in Yemen took control this Thursday of Mocha, a strategic port on the Red Sea coast, and have advanced along the country's western maritime facade until reaching one of the most sensitive points in world trade: the Bab el-Mandeb strait, according to Yemeni military sources cited by Reuters. The strait, located between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and is a key route for international trade and the transport of hydrocarbons. Control of the strait – or the ability of the Houthis, allies of Iran, to turn it into a high-risk zone for navigation – could add a new source of tension to an energy market already heavily conditioned by the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran, which began on February 28, and by the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Houthis have once again opened a new front in the war between the United States and Iran. The Yemeni group has claimed a missile and drone attack against two Saudi oil tankers sailing in the Red Sea, in compliance with the threat issued days earlier to impose a maritime blockade against ships linked to Saudi Arabia crossing the Bab el-Mandeb strait. The attack has caused several oil tankers to alter their route, shipping companies to review their plans, and increased concern about a new disruption of world trade on one of the planet's most strategic maritime routes.

The Houthi movement in Yemen announced on Monday a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, expanding the war in the Middle East and adding instability to global hydrocarbon trade. The Iran-linked armed group stated in a communiqué that it declares "a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the eye-for-an-eye equation, with immediate effect," in response to what it described as an "unjust and oppressive siege" imposed by Riyadh on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

The Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has intensified even further In the last hours of this Sunday, with aerial and ground bombardments punishing Gaza City and the surrounding areas, while the civilian population faces a humanitarian and food crisis of extreme gravityAccording to information provided by Al Jazeera, the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health has stated that the number of victims of famine has now reached 289, of which 115 are children, a figure that reflects the worsening of an already desperate situation. Israel, for its part, continues to deny both the figures and the lack of food, calling it "pro-Palestinian propaganda" and saying that Hamas is withholding the aid.

A Houthi attack in the Red Sea sank a Liberian-flagged cargo ship owned by a Greek shipowner and bound for Israel on Wednesday morning, killing at least four sailors, according to maritime authorities, while rescue efforts continue to find 15 missing people. So far, six crew members have been rescued alive.Eternity C, who had spent more than 24 hours in the water, and who have been detained by the militia. The Houthis said they attacked the boat with 45 hypersonic and ballistic missiles, maritime and aerial drones, and speedboats, in solidarity with the Palestinians of Gaza, to prevent it from reaching an Israeli port. Since the Israeli genocide began in the Strip, the Houthis They threatened commercial vessels in the Red Sea destined for Israel and also attacked Tel Aviv. This Thursday, pro-Iranian militias also launched two missiles at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel's main airport, which were intercepted by air defenses.

The scandal uncovered by the magazine's editor-in-chief The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, who was mistakenly included in a Signal chat The incident, in which top US defense and intelligence officials revealed their war plans against the Houthis in Yemen, represents a shocking mockery of the Trump administration, exposing multiple security lapses and revealing an unprofessional and highly dangerous approach. Even more troubling is that, 72 hours later, no resignations or dismissals have yet occurred.