Yemen's War Reignites as Government Forces Battle Houthis for Sanaa

Yemen's internationally recognised government has launched a major offensive against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, with intense fighting in Taiz, al-Bayda and al-Jawf aimed at retaking Sanaa, while Houthis counter-attack toward the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and strike Saudi territory. Analysts link this flare-up directly to the wider US-Israel war on Iran, noting that Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has made the Houthi-contested Bab al-Mandeb corridor strategically critical for regional oil and shipping. The fighting shows how the Israel-Iran confrontation is drawing Iran's regional proxy network deeper into open conflict.