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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group has become a more and more dangerous force in the Middle East.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group has become a more and more dangerous force in the Middle East.

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September 8th, 2026

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group has become a more and more dangerous force in the Middle East.

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The Houthi rebels in Yemen have become more dangerous in recent years.

也門的青年運動叛軍近年來變得更危險

They are friends of Iran.

他們伊朗的朋友

They attack Israel, Saudi Arabia, and ships in the Red Sea.

他們攻擊以色列沙特阿拉伯紅海上的船隻

They do this to support Iran.

他們這樣做是為了支持伊朗

Since 2014, they have been fighting the Yemeni government.

自2014年以來他們一直與也門政府作戰

Many countries recognize this government.

這個政府得到許多國家的承認。

Saudi Arabia joined the war in 2015 to help the government.

沙特阿拉伯在2015年加入戰爭幫助政府

In 2022, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire.

2022年雙方同意停火

The fighting mostly stopped.

戰鬥大致停止了

But in October 2023, the Gaza war started.

2023年10月加沙戰爭開始

The Houthis then attacked Israel and ships in the Red Sea.

青年運動於是攻擊以色列紅海的船隻

In early 2025, the US bombed them.

2025年初美國轟炸他們

After that, these attacks became fewer.

之後這些攻擊減少了

In July this year, the Houthis started attacking Saudi Arabia again.

今年7月青年運動開始攻擊沙特阿拉伯

They said they blocked a big oil company.

他們,他們封鎖了一家大型石油公司

The Houthis are people of the Shia Zaidi sect.

青年運動什葉派宰德派的人

This sect once ruled Yemen for a thousand years.

這個派別統治也門一千年

The war has caused about 150,000 deaths.

戰爭造成大約15萬人死亡

Yemen sometimes has almost no food.

也門有時幾乎沒有食物

Saudi Arabia leads a stop on ships. This stop keeps supplies from reaching areas controlled by the Houthis.

沙特阿拉伯領導的封鎖阻止物資進入青年運動控制的地區

This makes life harder for people.

使人民生活更困難

The Houthis also hold UN workers.

青年運動拘留聯合國僱員

This makes many people unhappy.

許多人不滿

The Houthi movement is part of Iran's "axis of resistance."

青年運動伊朗「抵抗軸心」的一部分

This group also includes Hezbollah and Hamas.

這個組織也包括真主黨哈馬斯

Iran says they did not give weapons to the Houthis.

伊朗他們沒有給青年運動武器

But Iranian weapons were found many times on ships going to Yemen.

多次在開往也門的船上發現伊朗武器

From November 2023 to December 2024, the Houthis attacked more than 100 trade ships.

從2023年11月到2024年12月青年運動攻擊了超過100艘商船

They sank two ships and killed four crew members.

他們擊沉了兩艘船殺死了四名船員

The US and Israel bombed them in 2025 as a response.

美國和以色列在2025年轟炸他們作為回應

After that, the attacks stopped a lot.

之後攻擊大幅停止

The Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil ships to end the blockade.

青年運動他們攻擊沙特油輪是為了結束封鎖

But this also helps Iran.

幫助伊朗

They opened a new fight in a war in the area that has no end.

他們在一個看不到結束的地區戰爭中開了一條新戰線

September 8th, 2026

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