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Saudi Arabia Is Running Out of Options

Robert F. Worth

October 14, 2026

A split-screen of the Riyadh airport and a militant fighter

The Only Thing the Houthis Have Done Successfully

October 11, 2026

Fighters loyal to the Houthis take part in a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on October 7, 2026.

National Security

The Houthis Have a Rich Sense of Irony and Timing

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

September 25, 2026

Photo of Houthi gunman and truck with mounted machine gun

Don’t Ask How This War Ends

September 21, 2026

Smoke rises in Iran

Trump Loses the Other Strait

Robert F. Worth

September 11, 2026

A line of soldiers in green camouflage uniforms holding rifles and other weapons.

The Gulf Countries Can’t Take Much More

Robert F. Worth

March 6, 2026

Illustration with black-and-white photographs of canceled flights, smoking buildings, and a sign for the UAE’s desalination plant

The Neighbor From Hell

October 2025 Issue

A photo-illustration showing a portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini, a bombed-out building, and a group of soldiers in a trench, set against a red and green background

An ‘America First’ Deal With the Houthis

Robert F. Worth

May 6, 2025

A child looks at a building destroyed by U.S. air strikes in Yemen

Bombing the Houthis Won’t Work

Robert F. Worth

April 8, 2025

A photo of a Yemeni child holding a Palestinian flag during a rally

The Trump Team Has a Double Standard on State Secrets

Conor Friedersdorf

April 4, 2025

A file folder that reads "Top Secret?"

Trump Goes After the Messenger

Jonathan Lemire

March 25, 2025

An image of Donald Trump

The Houthis Are Very, Very Pleased

Robert F. Worth

March 5, 2024

A Houthi supporter against a blue sky with arms

Were the Saudis Right About the Houthis After All?

January 24, 2024

Houthi fighters and tribesmen rally with flags in the back of a pickup truck surrounded by desert dust.