The Trump administration has given a largely muted reaction to the Houthis breaking their ceasefire agreement with the United States this week. The Houthis, President Donald Trump said on May 6, had agreed not to attack commercial shipping vessels in exchange for an end to the intense U.

THE Houthis have mounted a terrifying return to scourge the Red Sea after seven months. Despite Donald Trump’s recent Yemen blitz to thwart the group, they appear to have come back fighting

A little over two months ago, Donald Trump was emphatic in claiming to have halted Houthi militants’ attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The US president said the militants had agreed to a ceasefire after a campaign of air strikes which he said had bombed the Iranian-backed group into surrender.

Israel has carried out its first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power plant around midnight local time Sunday night into Monday morning.

Iran's resurgence, Israel's military posture, and U.S. backing create a high-stakes triangle driving the region toward renewed conflict.

Despite setbacks to its missile program, Iran remains the largest ballistic missile power in the Middle East, with proxies like the Houthis posing regional threats.

Rescuers have found four more crew members from the ship Eternity C, which Yemen's Houthi rebels sank in the Red Sea