DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The vice president of Yemen's U.N.-recognised government on Tuesday welcomed Donald Trump's return as U.S. president, saying it was a decisive turning point to curb the Iran-backed Houthis, who he said threaten regional stability and maritime security.

Zoubaidi, vice president of Yemen’s UN-backed government, calls on the West to act decisively to target the Houthi leadership while Iran is politically weakened: They have one remaining domain and that is Yemen.

The Paris Accord, meant to join the world in a massive effort to stop or slow global warming was signed by nearly 200 nations. The only hold outs were Iran, Yemen and Libya. The US has just joined that list.

The multiple articles about the Houthis in Iranian state media show how important this group is to Iran these days.

GENEVA (Reuters) - Operations at a Red Sea port in Yemen used for aid imports have fallen to about a quarter of its capacity, a UN official said on Tuesday, adding it was not certain that a Gaza ceasefire would end attacks between the Iran-backed Houthis and Israel.

The vice president of Yemen's U.N.-recognised government praised Donald Trump's return as U.S. president as pivotal for countering the Iran-backed Houthis. Aidarous al-Zubaidi highlighted Trump's leadership as contrasting with Biden's,

Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to missile and drone launches, as it warned it would hunt down the group's leaders.Before Friday's raids,

UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg visited the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday amid efforts aimed at establishing peace in war-torn Yemen. A statement by Grundberg’s office said the UN envoy held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and senior officials to discuss the resumption of the Yemeni peace talks.

The top Iranian diplomat referred to last week's trip of UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg to Tehran, saying that “useful and effective” talks were held during his visit to the Islamic Republic. Araghchi added that Iran will continue its ...

Iran this month launched its most extensive military exercises in decades, flying thousands of drones, parading rocket launchers and ballistic missiles, and thwarting a simulated assault on a nuclear facility that involved “a multitude of air threats,” according to state television coverage.

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Saturday claimed a missile attack on Israel, hours after the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.

This was not the first such air operation. In October 2024 American B-2’s bombed Houthi rebel targets in Yemen. The Houthi rebels continue attacking ships, unless they are Chinese. Iran and China work together to ensure that Chinese ships use the Red Sea ...