Violence Erupts In Yemen Again: Why It Matters Globally and How It Is Linked To The US-Iran War
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Violence has erupted once again in Yemen, killing and wounding around 1,000 people and displacing tens of thousands. It is the most significant fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces in years.
Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have targeted each other with air, missile and drone strikes, threatening to open another front in the US-Iran war. At stake is the balance of power in Yemen, as well as another waterway critical to global shipping.
Though the immediate catalyst for the fighting has been the US-Iran war, it stems from years of conflict in Yemen itself.
