If the Trump administration is serious about creating a new security architecture in the Middle East, it cannot afford to leave Yemen out of the equation. The shockwaves of the US and Israeli strikes on Iran constitute a strong — but temporary — blow to the group that Washington should treat as an opportunity to turn military momentum into diplomatic leverage.

President Trump has warned the Houthis – and their backers in Iran – of possible escalation if attacks on Red Sea shipping continue. But there’s a limit to what US airstrikes can hope to achieve.

US-led reprisals against the Houthis amid the ongoing Red Sea crisis have not diminished the group’s military capacity and regional weight. If anything, they have emerged stronger than before.

A whole-of-region approach from Washington and its allies is the only remedy to a Middle East hurdling toward chaos.

Examining the economic costs and geopolitical stakes surrounding Houthi attacks against global shipping in the Red Sea.

Houthi missile attacks against Saudi Arabia won’t do much damage, but they will propel the bloody Yemen civil war into news headlines the world over.