Yemen’s war is back: A new battle for Sanaa and the Red Sea
This phase of the war could be the start of another protracted conflict rather than a decisive campaign, say analysts.
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![A handout screen grab taken from a video made available by the Houthi rebel group shows smoke and balls of fire rising from trucks at a camp of the Saudi-backed government forces following an alleged Houthi missile strike, in the eastern province of Hadramout, Yemen. [EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/epa_6a9f3aed0c0f-1788820205.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government ride in pick-up trucks along a road in the Hays district, south of Hodeidah, on September 5, 2026 [Khaled Ziad/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AFP__20260905__C7EW4UG__v1__HighRes__YemenIranUsIsraelWarHouthis-1788609687.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 5, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-05T075328Z_698144029_RC2SCNAEWPZK_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1788634735.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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