Fighting continues between Yemen gov’t forces, Houthis: What is the latest?

Yemen’s government forces and Saudi Arabia carry out air attacks to stop Houthis’ advance amid deteriorating humanitarian situation.

Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near al-Hazm, Yemen [File: Media Centre of the Yemeni Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters]

Fighting has intensified on several fronts in Yemen as the government forces have carried out air attacks on Houthi positions in attempts to retake Mocha, days after the Iran-backed group captured the strategic port city, tightening its grip on the Red Sea – a vital shipping lane.

The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah (supporters of God), have accused Saudi Arabia of launching more than 100 air attacks on Yemen within the past 48 hours.

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Saudi Arabia backs the internationally recognised government, which has described the latest fighting as a “battle for survival”.

The fighting has forced tens of thousands of Yemenis from their homes, including more than 2,000 who headed to Djibouti.

What is the latest situation on the ground? What is the Saudi role in the conflict, and how has Iran responded?

Here’s what we know:

What is the latest situation on the ground?

On Saturday, Yemeni government forces said they had launched air attacks on Houthi fighters along the Red Sea coast after the group seized full control of the strategic shoreline.

Yemen’s government news agency, Saba, reported that “the armed forces destroyed vehicles and weapons and killed members of the Houthi terrorist militia backed by the Iranian regime” near the port city of Mocha.

The spokesperson for the government forces, Majed Abdullah al-Nazili, said they also struck the Houthis’ “vehicles and members” on the Mocha-Dhubab road, 11km (7 miles) from the city, according to Saba.

The government’s attacks came after the Houthis captured Mocha on Thursday and the island of Mayyun (also known as Perim) on Friday, completing their hold on the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a narrow waterway vital to global oil shipping.

On Sunday, Sultan al-Arada, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) and governor of Marib, said government forces that withdrew from the west coast are currently regrouping in Marib and will return to the battlefield.

In an interview with state-run Saba TV, al-Arada described what happened on the coast as “painful and unfortunate”, but said such setbacks were part of the nature of war.

Al-Arada accused the Houthis of bringing the peace process to a dead end and “forcing the option of war” back on Yemen.

He said government forces were continuing to fight on several fronts and that the ultimate objective in Marib and elsewhere remained “the restoration of the capital, Sanaa”.

“The forces that withdrew are now rearranging themselves, and they will return to the battle again in one form or another,” he said.

The Yemeni military’s reserve Nation Shield Force also claimed on Sunday that the reserve’s 6th Brigade had downed five drones during clashes in the al-Aghbara area, according to a report by Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency.

Separately, the September Net website, which is affiliated with the army of the internationally recognised Yemeni government, reported that air forces conducted a series of air raids against Houthi targets across the country, saying equipment had been destroyed and Houthi fighters killed, but gave no further details on the number of casualties.

Reporting from Sanaa, Yemen, Al Jazeera’s Yousef Mawry said the government forces are trying to recapture territory near the key city of Mocha from the Houthis.

The Al Jazeera correspondent said Saudi Arabia is carrying out air attacks, mainly against Houthi military advances.

“There have been 129 air strikes on the areas that have recently fallen to the Ansar Allah, including areas in the north where the Houthi group is trying to make advances into the city of Marib, a Yemeni government stronghold.”

Mawry said Houthi military buildups in Taiz have also been hit.

He added that there are also reports of clashes on the outskirts of Marib, a government-held city considered to be the economic hub of Yemen. “Whoever controls it, controls Yemen’s revenue stream,” he said.

Mohammed al-Basha, founder and lead analyst of the Basha Report Risk Advisory, told Al Jazeera that political infighting and division within the government forces are stymying the fight against the fast-moving Houthis.

“You’re not going to be able to defeat the Houthis with a split command and control with eight armies sort of competing over influence,” he said.

He blamed infighting among government forces as a reason for the Houthis’ military gains. “They’re finger-pointing and blaming each other,” he added.

Yemeni prisoners loyal to the Houthi authorities help an injured comrade after being released from prison run by the forces loyal to the internationally recognised government, as they arrive in the capital Sanaa on September 12, 2026 [AFP]

Which are the main front lines in Yemen?

The primary active front lines in the latest escalation involve intense fighting between the Iran-backed group and forces aligned with the internationally recognised Yemeni government. These include:

The western coast and Bab al-Mandeb strait: Intense clashes have focused on the coastal areas, including Mocha and Hodeidah, as Houthi forces push towards vital shipping lanes and chokepoints overlooking the Red Sea.

Taiz: Heavy ground battles and counterattacks have taken place in recent days through the mountainous terrain of Taiz province, which acts as a crucial gateway connecting inland areas to the coast.

Marib and al-Jawf: Over the past few weeks, government forces have been battling to defend and expand their control around Marib and the neighbouring northern governorate of al-Jawf bordering Saudi Arabia.

Dhalea: Acting as a vital territorial connector between the Houthi-controlled north and the south, Dhalea remains a volatile and active line of contact.

What do we know about the latest humanitarian situation in Yemen?

The United Nations said on Friday that nearly 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated earlier this week, though the figure is likely higher, according to Abdusattor Esoev, chief of the International Organization for Migration in Yemen.

Esoev told Al Jazeera that the fall of Mocha, where the UN maintained a strong presence, had made it more difficult for aid agencies to reach people in need.

More than 2,000 Yemenis have arrived in Djibouti in the past 24 hours amid fierce fighting, with at least 76,000 people displaced since July.

What to know about the fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia?

The Houthis have launched missile and drone attacks on southern Saudi Arabia in recent days.

On Tuesday, the group struck civilian and economic facilities in the Saudi cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, wounding 73 people, including women and children.

The attacks on the kingdom are part of a rapid escalation in Yemen’s long-running conflict, which reignited in July after roughly four years of relative calm under a UN-brokered truce.

On Sunday, the Houthis also claimed they had struck a Saudi military base in Sharurah, in the southern Najran province, using ballistic missiles and drones.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a post on X that the attack hit “weapons depots and command and control centres” and that the targeted sites were “managing the aggression against our nation and people”.

Saree, who did not state when the attack took place, warned Saudi Arabia that further military actions would prompt larger, more intense attacks deeper inside Saudi territory.

Earlier, Saree had said that Saudi warplanes had launched 129 air raids over the past 48 hours, “targeting the governorates of Taiz, Marib, Hodeidah, al-Jawf, Saada, Amran, and Hajjah”.

He added that F-15 and Typhoon aircraft were used in the attacks and took off from bases in Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait and Taif.

“These attacks on our people will not go unanswered, God willing,” he added.

On Sunday, Saudi Civil Defence said two people were wounded and a mosque and several buildings were damaged after a projectile fired by the Houthi fighters struck Saudi Arabia’s southern Jazan region.

Several vehicles were also damaged by the projectile that landed in Jazan’s al-Tuwal governorate on Saturday, it added.

A Civil Defence spokesperson called the attacks on civilian objects a “flagrant violation of international humanitarian law”, adding that established emergency procedures had been implemented.

Al-Basha, the analyst, told Al Jazeera that Saudi Arabia is facing growing pressure to launch a larger military operation against the Houthis, but any campaign would still depend heavily on forces fighting on the ground.

He noted that while the Saudi-led coalition has not officially acknowledged carrying out air attacks, “it’s safe to say that the Saudis are providing air support.”

But he said air power alone would not be enough.

“Aircraft and firepower could suppress, could slow down the advance of the Houthis, but it’s the forces on the ground that will make a difference,” he said.

Al-Basha said he also did not expect the United States to join the fighting directly.

“We are not at war with the Houthis. The Houthis are not at war with us,” he said, referring to the US position, adding that Washington could still support any future Saudi operation with “intelligence, refuelling, logistics and military advice”.

But he added that “the Houthis will do whatever they can do to take over the whole of the country.”

Al-Basha said he did not expect either side to collapse quickly, predicting instead “a protracted conflict” more similar to Sudan, with both sides eventually forced to negotiate.

Iranian authorities and state media have praised the Houthis’ capture of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, which some see as giving Tehran more leverage against the US.

“The victories of Yemen’s Ansar Allah in the western coast is a narrative of a divine triumph and the fruit of years of steadfastness in the most difficult of battlefields,” Hossein Mohebbi, spokesman of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), wrote on X on Saturday.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian parliament speaker, reposted a comment made by slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2024, saying the “resistance” of the Houthis will inevitably lead to victory.

“The brave Yemeni people will certainly triumph, by permission of God Almighty,” Ghalibaf added on Thursday, in Arabic.

The “grand victory” of the Houthis once again proved that “security is not a commodity that can be bought,” added Mohammad Mokhber, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

But Iran’s diplomatic apparatus did not immediately link the Houthi advances with the current fight against the US.

As has often been the case, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs insisted that the Houthis make their decisions independent of Tehran, with their own interests at heart, including ending Saudi Arabia’s blockade on Yemen.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry also called for an end to the Saudi siege on Houthi-controlled areas, an immediate return to negotiations between the group and Riyadh, and respect for Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The ministry pushed back on the idea that the Houthis act merely as a proxy for Tehran.

“What is happening now in Yemen is the result of the Yemenis losing patience,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told state television on Friday night.

“It is not fair to ignore the fact that they were under a cruel blockade for years, and concluded that the United Nations and regional mechanisms could not resolve the issues.”

Who are the key players?

Yemen’s more than a decade-long civil war has flared up once again after the Houthi armed group launched an offensive in several locations against Saudi-backed government forces earlier this month. The conflict has already spilled over beyond the country’s borders, with the Houthis carrying out attacks in southern Saudi Arabia, including oil facilities. Dozens of people were wounded in those attacks.

The renewed hostilities are the most serious since a UN-brokered truce halted large-scale fighting in 2022, after eight years of a full-blown conflict that killed tens of thousands of people in one of the world’s poorest countries.

The key players include:

The Houthis took over vast swaths of Yemen in 2014. Months later, Saudi Arabia intervened militarily in support of the internationally backed government.

The Iran-backed group continues to control northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa. It is seen as part of a regional alliance known as the “axis of resistance” backed by Iran. The group nevertheless has its own base, its own interests – and its own ambitions.

Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)

The PLC was established in 2022 when the former president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, formally transferred his powers to the new eight-member body. It represents the internationally recognised government of Yemen.

Its membership is drawn from a mix of northern and southern politicians and military-linked leaders in a bid to unite major anti-Houthi forces under one roof.

The PLC is backed by Saudi Arabia and the alliance that Riyadh leads.

The Yemeni Congregation for Reform, better known as Islah, is a Sunni Islamist movement with historic ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. It is a faction within the recognised PLC-led government but has long had an independent identity. Its major stronghold has long been Marib, the country’s sole gas-producing region with one of its largest oilfields.

National Resistance Forces

The National Resistance Forces is a government-aligned military faction led by Tareq Saleh, nephew of the late former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

The force has maintained ties to Saudi Arabia and, like the Islah party, is part of the PLC. It aims for a unified Yemen, positioning itself as a counterweight to both the Houthis and southern secessionists.

Riyadh entered the Yemen war when it led a military coalition against the Houthis in March 2015, seeking to restore the government of then-President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Back then, Saudi Arabia and Iran were at the peak of a regional competition, both deeply distrusting each other. Saudi Arabia saw the control of its southern border by the Iran-aligned Houthis as a security threat.

This was before a China-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran in 2023.

在人道主义局势恶化的情况下，也门政府军和沙特阿拉伯发动空袭，阻止胡塞武装的推进。

据称，在也门哈兹姆附近，沙特支持的也门政府军成员在与伊朗支持的也门胡塞武装的冲突中发射坦克。[图片来源：也门武装部队媒体中心/路透社提供]

也门多条战线的战斗愈演愈烈，政府军对胡塞武装阵地发动空袭，试图夺回摩卡。此前，伊朗支持的胡塞武装占领了这座战略港口城市，加强了对红海（一条重要的航运通道）的控制。

胡塞武装（又称安萨尔真主，意为“真主的支持者”）指责沙特阿拉伯在过去 48 小时内对也门发动了 100 多次空袭。

伊朗支持的胡塞武装占领战略要地马云岛（共3个）：他们能守住它吗？

问题 2（共 3 题）：胡塞武装的进攻会激活《麦加条约》吗？

3/3 胡塞武装在也门的推进是否会为伊朗在与美国的战争中增加筹码？

沙特阿拉伯支持国际社会承认的沙特政府，该政府将最近的战斗描述为“生存之战”。

这场冲突已迫使数万也门人离开家园，其中包括 2000 多人前往吉布提。

当前局势如何？沙特阿拉伯在冲突中扮演什么角色？伊朗又作何反应？

我们目前掌握的情况如下：

当地最新情况如何？

周六，也门政府军表示，在胡塞武装完全控制了红海沿岸的战略要地后，他们对胡塞武装发动了空袭。

也门政府通讯社萨巴通讯社报道称，“武装部队在摩卡港附近摧毁了车辆和武器，并杀死了受伊朗政权支持的胡塞恐怖民兵成员”。

据萨巴通讯社报道，政府军发言人马吉德·阿卜杜拉·纳齐利表示，他们还在距离该市 11 公里（7 英里）的摩卡-杜巴卜公路上袭击了胡塞武装的“车辆和成员”。

政府军发动袭击之前，胡塞武装于周四占领了摩卡，周五又占领了马云岛（又名佩里姆岛），从而完全控制了曼德海峡，这条狭窄的水道对全球石油运输至关重要。

周日，也门总统领导委员会成员、马里卜省省长苏丹·阿拉达表示，从西海岸撤出的政府军目前正在马里卜重新集结，并将重返战场。

在接受国营萨巴电视台采访时，阿拉达将沿海地区发生的事情描述为“痛苦和不幸的”，但他表示，这样的挫折是战争性质的一部分。

阿拉达指责胡塞武装使和平进程陷入僵局，并“迫使也门再次面临战争的选择”。

他表示，政府军仍在多个战线作战，在马里卜和其他地方的最终目标仍然是“恢复首都萨那”。

他说：“撤退的部队现在正在重新部署，他们迟早会以某种形式重返战场。”

据土耳其官方通讯社阿纳多卢通讯社报道，也门军队预备役部队“国家之盾”周日声称，该预备役部队第6旅在阿格巴拉地区的冲突中击落了5架无人机。

另据报道，隶属于国际公认的也门政府军队的“九月网”网站称，空军对全国各地的胡塞武装目标进行了一系列空袭，摧毁了胡塞武装的装备，并击毙了多名胡塞武装人员，但没有提供伤亡人数的更多细节。

半岛电视台记者优素福·马乌里从也门萨那报道称，政府军正试图从胡塞武装手中夺回摩卡这座重要城市附近的领土。

半岛电视台记者称，沙特阿拉伯正在进行空袭，主要针对胡塞武装的军事推进。

“最近被安萨尔真主占领的地区已经遭受了 129 次空袭，其中包括胡塞武装试图向也门政府据点马里卜市推进的北部地区。”

马乌里表示，胡塞武装在塔伊兹的军事集结地也遭到了打击。

他还补充说，有报道称也门经济中心、政府控制的城市马里卜郊区也发生了冲突。“谁控制了马里卜，谁就控制了也门的收入来源，”他说。

巴沙报告风险咨询公司创始人兼首席分析师穆罕默德·巴沙告诉半岛电视台，政府军内部的政治斗争和分裂阻碍了打击快速推进的胡塞武装的战斗。

他说：“如果指挥控制权分散，八支军队互相争夺影响力，你是不可能打败胡塞武装的。”

他将政府军内部的争斗归咎于胡塞武装的军事胜利。“他们互相指责，互相推诿，”他补充道。

2026年9月12日，效忠于胡塞武装的也门囚犯从效忠于国际公认政府的部队管理的监狱获释后抵达首都萨那，他们帮助一名受伤的战友。[法新社]

也门的主要前线在哪里？

在最新一轮冲突升级中，主要活跃战线是伊朗支持的武装组织与效忠于国际公认也门政府的部队之间的激烈交战。这些战线包括：

西部海岸和曼德海峡：激烈的冲突集中在沿海地区，包括摩卡和荷台达，胡塞武装正向俯瞰红海的重要航道和咽喉要道推进。

塔伊兹：近日，在塔伊兹省的山区地形中发生了激烈的地面战斗和反击，该省是连接内陆地区和沿海地区的重要门户。

马里卜和焦夫：在过去的几周里，政府军一直在为保卫和扩大其在马里卜及其邻近的北部省份焦夫（与沙特阿拉伯接壤）的控制权而战。

达利阿：作为胡塞武装控制的北部和南部之间重要的领土连接点，达利阿仍然是一条动荡不安且活跃的接触线。

我们对也门最新的人道主义局势了解多少？

联合国周五表示，自本周早些时候也门战事升级以来，已有近 46,000 人流离失所，但据国际移民组织也门负责人阿卜杜萨托尔·埃索耶夫称，实际数字可能更高。

埃索耶夫告诉半岛电视台，联合国在摩卡保持着强大的存在，摩卡的陷落使得援助机构更难接触到需要帮助的人们。

过去 24 小时内，超过 2000 名也门人抵达吉布提，而自 7 月以来，至少有 76000 人流离失所。

关于胡塞武装和沙特阿拉伯之间的冲突，你需要了解哪些信息？

近日，胡塞武装对沙特阿拉伯南部发动了导弹和无人机袭击。

周二，该组织袭击了沙特阿拉伯艾卜哈、哈米斯穆沙伊特、吉赞和纳季兰等城市的民用和经济设施，造成73人受伤，其中包括妇女和儿童。

对沙特王国的袭击是也门长期冲突迅速升级的一部分。这场冲突在联合国斡旋的停火协议下经历了大约四年的相对平静后，于7月再次爆发。

周日，胡塞武装还声称，他们使用弹道导弹和无人机袭击了位于南部纳季兰省沙鲁拉的一个沙特军事基地。

胡塞武装发言人叶海亚·萨里在X网站上发帖称，此次袭击的目标是“武器库和指挥控制中心”，袭击目标正在“应对针对我们国家和人民的侵略”。

萨里没有说明袭击发生的时间，但他警告沙特阿拉伯，进一步的军事行动将引发对沙特领土深处更大规模、更猛烈的袭击。

此前，萨里曾表示，沙特战机在过去 48 小时内发动了 129 次空袭，“目标是塔伊兹省、马里卜省、荷台达省、焦夫省、萨达省、阿姆兰省和哈杰省”。

他还补充说，袭击中使用了 F-15 和台风战斗机，这些飞机从沙特阿拉伯的哈米斯穆沙伊特和塔伊夫的基地起飞。

“如果上帝保佑，这些针对我们人民的袭击绝不会不了了之。”他补充道。

周日，沙特民防部门表示，胡塞武装发射的一枚炮弹击中了沙特阿拉伯南部的吉赞地区，造成两人受伤，一座清真寺和几栋建筑物受损。

声明还补充说，周六落在吉赞省图瓦尔地区的一枚炮弹还损坏了几辆汽车。

民防部门发言人称，袭击平民目标的行为“公然违反了国际人道主义法”，并补充说，已实施既定的紧急程序。

分析人士阿尔-巴沙告诉半岛电视台，沙特阿拉伯面临着越来越大的压力，需要对胡塞武装发动更大规模的军事行动，但任何行动仍将很大程度上取决于地面部队的作战能力。

他指出，虽然沙特领导的联军尚未正式承认发动空袭，“但可以肯定地说，沙特正在提供空中支持。”

但他表示，仅靠空中力量是不够的。

他说：“飞机和火力可以压制、可以减缓胡塞武装的推进，但真正能起到作用的是地面部队。”

巴沙表示，他也不指望美国会直接参战。

“我们没有与胡塞武装交战，胡塞武装也没有与我们交战，”他指的是美国的立场，并补充说，华盛顿仍然可以为沙特未来的任何行动提供“情报、燃料补给、后勤和军事建议”。

但他补充说，“胡塞武装会不惜一切代价占领整个国家。”

巴沙表示，他不认为双方会很快崩溃，而是预测会爆发“旷日持久的冲突”，更类似于苏丹的情况，双方最终将被迫进行谈判。

伊朗当局和国家媒体对胡塞武装占领也门红海沿岸表示赞扬，一些人认为这让德黑兰对美国有了更大的筹码。

“也门安萨尔真主在西部海岸取得的胜利，是神圣胜利的象征，也是多年来在最艰难的战场上坚定不移的成果，”伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）发言人侯赛因·穆赫比周六在X网站上写道。

伊朗议会议长穆罕默德·巴格尔·加利巴夫转发了已故最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊在2024年发表的评论，称胡塞武装的“抵抗”必将带来胜利。

“在全能的真主的许可下，勇敢的也门人民必将取得胜利，”加利巴夫周四用阿拉伯语补充道。

伊朗最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊的顾问穆罕默德·穆赫贝尔补充说，胡塞武装的“伟大胜利”再次证明“安全不是可以买到的商品”。

但伊朗外交机构并没有立即将胡塞武装的推进与当前对抗美国的斗争联系起来。

伊朗外交部一如既往地坚持认为，胡塞武装应该独立于德黑兰做出决定，以自身利益为重，包括结束沙特阿拉伯对也门的封锁。

伊朗外交部还呼吁沙特阿拉伯结束对胡塞武装控制区的围困，立即恢复胡塞武装与利雅得之间的谈判，并尊重也门的主权和领土完整。

该部驳斥了胡塞武装仅仅是德黑兰代理人的说法。

“也门现在发生的一切，都是也门人民失去耐心的结果，”外交部发言人伊斯梅尔·巴盖伊周五晚间在国家电视台表示。

“忽视他们多年来遭受残酷封锁的事实是不公平的，而且他们也得出结论，联合国和区域机制无法解决这些问题。”

关键人物有哪些？

也门持续十余年的内战在本月初胡塞武装对沙特支持的政府军发动多地攻势后再次爆发。冲突已蔓延至也门境外，胡塞武装在沙特阿拉伯南部发动袭击，其中包括石油设施。这些袭击造成数十人受伤。

自联合国斡旋达成停火协议，于 2022 年停止大规模战斗以来，此次重新爆发的敌对行动是最严重的。此前，该国经历了长达八年的全面冲突，造成世界上最贫穷的国家之一的数万人丧生。

主要参与者包括：

2014年，胡塞武装占领了也门大片地区。几个月后，沙特阿拉伯进行军事干预，支持国际社会支持的也门政府。

这个受伊朗支持的组织继续控制着也门北部，包括首都萨那。它被视为伊朗支持的地区联盟“抵抗轴心”的一部分。然而，该组织也有自己的基地、利益和野心。

总统领导委员会（PLC）

也门执政委员会成立于2022年，当时前总统阿卜杜拉布·曼苏尔·哈迪正式将其权力移交给这个新的八人机构。它代表着国际社会承认的也门政府。

该组织的成员由南北方政界人士和与军方有关联的领导人组成，旨在将主要的反胡塞武装力量团结在一个屋檐下。

PLC得到了沙特阿拉伯和利雅得领导的联盟的支持。

也门改革运动（也门伊斯兰改革党，简称伊斯兰改革党）是一个逊尼派伊斯兰主义运动，与穆斯林兄弟会有着历史渊源。它是公认的由人民解放阵线领导的政府内部的一个派别，但长期以来一直保持着独立性。其主要据点长期以来是马里卜，该地区是也门唯一的天然气产区，也拥有该国最大的油田之一。

全国抵抗力量

全国抵抗力量是与政府结盟的军事派别，由已故前总统阿里·阿卜杜拉·萨利赫的侄子塔里克·萨利赫领导。

该武装力量与沙特阿拉伯保持着联系，并且与伊斯兰改革党一样，是巴勒斯坦立法委员会的成员。它的目标是实现也门统一，并将自身定位为制衡胡塞武装和南方分裂势力的力量。

2015年3月，利雅得领导军事联盟对抗胡塞武装，试图恢复时任总统阿卜杜拉布·曼苏尔·哈迪的政权，由此卷入也门战争。当时，沙特阿拉伯和伊朗正处于地区竞争的白热化阶段，双方互不信任。沙特阿拉伯认为，伊朗支持的胡塞武装控制其南部边境构成安全威胁。

这是在中国斡旋下沙特阿拉伯和伊朗于 2023 年实现关系缓和之前的事。