Iran views itself as the chief patron of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule,and top officials have called for Israel to be wiped off the map.
In exchange,the two countries may provide political support to the Houthis in bodies such as the United Nations Security Council.
As Palestinians struggle to find food,humanitarians and UN officials are warning that famine is imminent in the enclave. What is it exactly?
A ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water,the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of their campaign.
Footage from Houthi-run media shows the Rubymar,a British-registered,Lebanese-operated cargo vessel,listing and disappearing into the water.
The Australian-supported strikes,aimed at targets associated with Houthi militants,were intended to degrade their ability to attack ships in sea lanes critical for trade.
The regime usually hits out via proxies in the Middle East but now it has launched a direct attack. How did Iran get here – and can the era of the ayatollahs last?
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has been on patrol for months. How do staff manage being constantly shot at and how do they keep up morale?
British and US-led strikes targeted 36 Houthi targets in Yemen overnight. The militant group says it has no intention of scaling back their own attacks in the Red Sea.
Days after an attack that killed three troops,the US is preparing to retaliate with a multi-tiered response but risks escalating tensions even further in the Middle East.
The attack was the first time the Houthis directly targeted a US warship since the rebels began their Red Sea assaults on shipping in October