Meanwhile, a political prisoner is sentenced to death again, a video of a novelist’s grave desecration sparks outrage against monarchists, and there are doubts Japan can mediate between Iran and the U

The Yemen-based rebels pose a lingering threat, and some security analysts argue that their patrons in Tehran should be in Israel’s crosshairs.

Israel has severely weakened Hamas and Hezbollah. Now it's going after another member of Iran's so-called axis of resistance: the Houthi rebels of Yemen.

Israel launched a series of airstrikes Thursday against targets inside Yemen. Israeli military officials said the targeted locations are controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have repeatedly attacked Israeli territory with drones and surface-to-surface missiles over the past several days.

In fresh escalation, Yemen-based Houthi rebels launched a daring assault on the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea, marking their second attack in a week. They also targeted Israel with ballistic missiles and drones,

Yemen's Houthi rebels have reportedly launched their largest single-day attack on U.S. and Israeli targets. The Iran-backed group allegedly targeted the American warship USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea,