After a month of threats, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels finally entered the Middle East conflict on Saturday, firing two missiles towards Israel. And in recent days they have also warned they could close a key waterway at the southern entrance of the Red Sea – raising the prospect of even greater disruption to global shipping and oil supplies.

A month into the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, a missile launched from Yemen has been detected for the first time, Israel’s military said

The Israeli military said it intercepted two drones fired from Yemen overnight. Yemen’s Houthi rebels joined the war on Saturday and have been firing at Israel since. The Houthis had previously held out joining the current conflict.

One thing that’s helped to limit the damage in oil markets since the Iran war largely shuttered the Strait of Hormuz is the availability of an alternative route for getting crude from Saudi Arabia to Asia: the Red Sea.

Using tribal power and rigorous detective work, a family of an army officer in Yemen tries to find out how he was abducted in broad daylight, and what happened to him afterward.

The US says 3,500 personnel have arrived in the region with USS Tripoli, while Israel says it has targeted command centres in Tehran.

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Tensions are rising across the Middle East as concerns grow over regional conflict and maritime security. Key waterways like the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz face increased risks to shipping and energy transport,