For too long, the Houthis have disrupted global trade, undermining a vital US national security interest. Their campaign of attacks over the Red Sea, fueled by Iranian-supplied weapons, has continued for nearly two years, despite sporadic US strikes and intensifying Israeli…

Drones are increasingly prominent features of modern warfare, both expendable and hard to detect. The drone that struck Israel’s Ramon Airport on Sept. 7 was just one of thousands the country has faced from the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran. Drones have been…

Two of the world’s most dangerous insurgent groups—Yemen’s Houthis and Somalia’s al-Shabaab—are now working together across the Gulf of Aden. Their operational alliance is already stretching U.S. forces thin across two theaters, exploiting the seam between U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)…

“They cannot do a damn thing.” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s choice words mocking American diplomats in June helped precipitate Israeli and, eventually, U.S. strikes later that very month. This same attitude encouraged the recent “snapback” of tough sanctions on Iran by the…