Published Sep 16, 2026, 2:04 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source

Yemen offensive elevates enigmatic Houthi commander's standing

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Abdul Malik al-Houthi, an elusive figure who commands a battle-hardened force, scored his biggest military victory in years when his Iran-aligned Houthi militant group swept through Yemen's ​Red Sea coastline and tightened their grip on a vital shipping waterway, rattling oil superpower Saudi Arabia.