Ahmad Algohbary
@ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social
Freelance Yemeni journalist | Emmy & Sheffield nominee | OJAs winner | Covers Yemen/ME impartially. Occasionally shares personal views. Reposting ≠ endorsement. https://buymeacoffee.com/ahmadalgohbary
The military spokesperson for Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis) said they have imposed three equations on Saudi Arabia: 1-Blockade for blockade. 2-Target Saudi military build-ups wherever they are. 3-Protect Yemen’s airspace and sovereignty from any violation.
1/2-Donald Trump said no talks or conversations with Iran are currently taking place or scheduled, adding that the US naval blockade remains in effect. Trump said the Strait of Hormuz is open and operating and that all sea mines have been removed or detonated.
1/3-The military spokesperson for Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis) said the group targeted a Saudi military landing vessel and four accompanying military boats off the coast of Mokha in the Red Sea with ballistic missiles.
Trump threatened Oman again, saying that despite an open backchannel with Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials, he is in no hurry for a deal with Tehran. Trump said Iran is dying and should wave the white flag, before warning Oman: “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the S—out of them.”
1/2-Reuters: A senior Iranian official said Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to fully offensive as efforts to reach a permanent agreement with the United States remain deadlocked. Source: www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails
Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to "fully offensive" due to the deadlock in efforts to agree a permanent end to its war with the United States, a senior Iranian official told Reu...
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Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis) said they targeted a Saudi Aramco facility in Najran with a drone, saying the strike successfully hit its target.
1/2-In a significant development, Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis) appears to have acquired FPV drones equipped with fiber-optic guidance systems, technology that has become widely used in the Russia-Ukraine war.
1/2-A military source told SABA, the news agency affiliated with the Ansar Allah (Houthi)-run government in Sanaa, that the group’s forces targeted Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with two drones, saying the strikes were accurate.
The military media of Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis) released footage showing what it says was an attack on a Saudi vessel transporting military equipment in the Bab al-Mandab Strait on August 11, 2026.
Damn. Houthis do *not* want Mukha used as a supply port, it would seem.
Ahmad Algohbary@ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · last wk.An official at Mokha Port told Al-Jumhuriya TV, which is affiliated with UAE- and Saudi-backed forces led by Tareq Saleh, that a new Houthi missile attack struck the port’s maritime berth this morning, causing further damage and destruction. Yemen
An official at Mokha Port told Al-Jumhuriya TV, which is affiliated with UAE- and Saudi-backed forces led by Tareq Saleh, that a new Houthi missile attack struck the port’s maritime berth this morning, causing further damage and destruction. Yemen
Reports of Saudi artillery shelling targeting areas in the border district of Shada, Saada province, northern Yemen. Tensions between Saudi Arabia and AnsarAllah (known as the Houthis) continue to escalate.
The military media of Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis) released footage showing the launch of ballistic missiles and drones targeting what the group described as Saudi military build-ups and weapons depots in Mokha, western Yemen.
According to local sources in Mokha, the city was targeted in three waves of ballistic missile and drone strikes today. The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced that they targeted military sites and weapons depots in Mokha with a large number of ballistic missiles and drones. Yemen
Escalating conflict between the Houthis and Yemen's Internationally Recognized Government risk a "painfully familiar" outcome: "armed actors grow stronger, the state grows weaker and civilians pay the price." See @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social's report from Yemen: dawnmena.org/blockade-for...
The military media of Yemen’s Ansar Allah (known as the Houthis) released a video titled (Escalation for Escalation), showing military exercises conducted inside underground tunnels. Yemen.
A video circulating on social media reportedly shows a Houthi attack on Saudi-backed Yemeni Emergency Forces in the Al-Ruwaik area of Yemen.
Ahmad Algohbary@ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 2w ago1/2-The military spokesperson for Ansar Allah (the Houthis) said the group had carried out a large-scale military operation targeting Saudi military build-ups in the Al-Wadiah, Al-Abr, and Al-Thaniyah areas using ballistic missiles and drones.
1/2-The military spokesperson for Ansar Allah (the Houthis) said the group had carried out a large-scale military operation targeting Saudi military build-ups in the Al-Wadiah, Al-Abr, and Al-Thaniyah areas using ballistic missiles and drones.
1/2-The military spokesperson for Ansar Allah (the Houthis) said the group struck the Saudi oil tanker Daisy in the Gulf of Aden with a ballistic missile, saying the vessel was hit and forced to turn back.
1/2-The military spokesperson for Ansar Allah (the Houthis) said the group had targeted a sensitive Saudi target at Najran Airport with a drone, saying that the strike was accurate.
The Houthi "blockade for blockade" could not come at a worse time for Riyadh, writes @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social in @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social's Democracy in Exile journal. The regional war is straining other unresolved conflicts across the region, including in Yemen. dawnmena.org/blockade-for...
Blockade for Blockade: Yemen's Unfinished War Returns in a More Dangerous Form - DAWN
On July 20, Yemen’s Houthi Movement (Ansar Allah) announced a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, again transforming a dispute over Sana’a International Airport into threats against a crucial ener...
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Breaking: Trump said there is an agreement regarding the Strait of Hormuz, adding that there will also be an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.
Osama Al-Radafani, a Salafi figure, and commander of the 4th Brigade of the National Shield Forces, a force aligned with Saudi Arabia and affiliated with the internationally recognized Yemeni government, was killed along with several of his escorts in an armed ambush on the Al-Abr road in Hadramout.
The US Senate voted against a resolution that sought to bar military operations against Iran unless authorized by Congress.
My latest for @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social examines the return of Saudi-Houthi escalation, its impact on Yemenis, and the wider consequences for regional shipping and energy security. #Yemen
DAWN@dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 3w ago"War has exhausted us." Yemenis are divided on the new Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabia, with renewed hostilities likely to choke aid flows and the Yemeni economy further as old disputes reignite the conflict, reports @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social.
