Yemen in March 2026: the most important developments in security
In March 2026 the regional war involving Iran, Israel and the United States reached Yemen. On 29 March the Houthi movement launched missile and drone attacks on Israel, opening a new front from the south. The Houthis claimed a second attack the same day, and on 30 March the Israeli army said it had intercepted two drones launched from Yemen. U.S. Marines had arrived in the region, and there were concerns that the Houthis could threaten shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Red Sea.
For most of the month the Houthis held back. Their leader said on 5 March that the movement had its "finger on the trigger", and later in the month they threatened to block the Bab al-Mandab Strait again. On 25 March they voiced support for Iran while insisting that any decision to join the war would not be dictated by Tehran. Iran threatened to attack the Red Sea strait if the United States invaded. On 28 March the Yemeni government warned of serious consequences if the Houthis intervened militarily in support of Iran.
Elsewhere in Yemen, an artillery attack on a village on 16 March killed at least 10 people; the government blamed the Houthis. France sent warships to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf on 9 March.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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