The Houthi group in Yemen recently attacked Saudi oil places.
也门胡塞武装最近袭击了沙特的石油设施。
They have become a very harmful force in the Middle East.
他们已经成为中东地区一支很有破坏力的力量。
This group has been fighting the Yemeni government since 2014.
这个组织从2014年开始与也门政府打仗。
Saudi Arabia later joined and helped the Yemeni government.
沙特阿拉伯后来加入,支持也门政府。
In 2022 there was a ceasefire agreement, and fighting mostly stopped.
2022年有一个停火协议,战斗基本停止了。
But after the Gaza war started, the Houthis aimed at Israel. They also aimed at ships in the Red Sea.
但是加沙战争开始后,胡塞武装把目标转向了以色列和红海的船只。
The Houthis are people of the Shia Zaydi group.
胡塞武装是什叶派宰德派的人。
They once ruled Yemen for a thousand years.
他们曾经统治也门长达一千年。
The war has killed about 150,000 people.
战争已经造成大约15万人死亡。
Yemen was already the poorest country in the Arab world.
也门本来就是阿拉伯世界最穷的国家。
The Saudi-led stopping of ships makes life harder for people in Houthi areas.
沙特领导的封锁让胡塞控制地区的人民生活更苦。
This group also holds UN workers, so many people are unhappy with them.
这个组织还拘留联合国人员,所以很多人对他们不满。
The ceasefire from 2022 lasted until July this year.
2022年的停火一直持续到今年7月。
After that, the Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia again. They said they would stop Saudi ships.
之后胡塞武装又开始攻击沙特,并说他们要封锁沙特的航运。
They threatened the trade routes in the Red Sea.
他们威胁到红海的贸易路线。
In peacetime, this route carries 12% of world trade.
在和平时期,这条路线运送全世界12%的贸易。
Saudi Arabia said they would answer. But they seem to want to avoid a full war.
沙特说他们会回应,但看起来他们想避免全面战争。
The Houthis are members of Iran's "axis of resistance."
胡塞武装是伊朗“抵抗轴心”的成员。
This alliance also includes groups like Hezbollah and Hamas.
这个联盟还包括真主党、哈马斯等组织。
Iran says they did not give weapons to the Houthis.
伊朗说他们没有给胡塞武器。
But people found Iranian weapons on ships to Yemen many times.
但是人们在去也门的船上多次发现伊朗武器。
After the Gaza war started, the Houthis attacked more than 100 trade ships.
加沙战争开始后,胡塞武装袭击了100多艘商船。
They sank two ships, and four sailors died.
他们击沉了两艘船,造成四名船员死亡。
So trade in the Red Sea dropped a lot.
红海的贸易因此大大减少。
The US and Israel answered with air strikes in 2025.
美国和以色列在2025年用空袭回应。
After that, the attacks mostly stopped.
之后袭击基本停止了。
The Houthis started to attack government soldiers again, and they fired at Saudi oil ships.
胡塞武装又开始攻击政府军,并向沙特的油轮开火。
These actions help Iran. They opened a new front in the regional war.
这些行动对伊朗有利,他们在地区战争中打开了一条新战线。