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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group is becoming an increasingly dangerous force in the Middle East.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group is becoming an increasingly dangerous force in the Middle East.

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September 8th, 2026

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group is becoming an increasingly dangerous force in the Middle East.

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The Houthis in Yemen have restarted attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.

イエメンのフーシ派はサウジアラビアの石油施設への攻撃を再開した

They have been fighting the internationally recognized government since 2014.

彼らは2014年から国際的に認められた政府と戦っている

Saudi Arabia joined the fight on the government's side the next year.

サウジアラビアは翌年政府側として戦いに加わった

After the 2022 ceasefire, the Houthis targeted Israel and shipping routes in the Red Sea.

2022年の停戦後、フーシ派はイスラエルと紅海の航路を標的にした

The Houthis are a branch of Shia Islam.

フーシ派イスラム教シーア派の一派だ。

Their official slogan says, "Death to America."

彼らの公式スローガンには「米国に死を」とある。

About 150,000 people have died in this war, and Yemen has faced the risk of famine.

この戦争で約15万人が亡くなりイエメン飢饉の危機に直面した

Because of the Saudi-led blockade, Houthi-controlled areas are almost isolated.

サウジアラビア主導の封鎖で、フーシ派の支配地域ほぼ孤立している

The Houthis are part of Iran's "axis of resistance."

フーシ派はイランの「抵抗の枢軸」の一員だ

From November 2023 to December 2024, they attacked over 100 merchant ships and sank two of them.

2023年11月から2024年12月までに100隻以上の商船を攻撃し2隻を沈めた

Goods worth one trillion dollars move through the Red Sea trade route every year.

紅海の交易路では毎年1兆ドルの商品が移動している

But that flow has dropped sharply.

しかしその流れは大きく減った

The US and Israel responded with airstrikes in 2025, and the attacks have almost stopped.

米国とイスラエルは2025年に空爆で応じ攻撃はほぼ止まった。

However, the Houthis have resumed attacks on Saudi Arabian tankers.

しかしフーシ派はサウジアラビアのタンカーへの攻撃を再開した

They say their goal is to lift the blockade.

彼らは封鎖解除を目的としていると話す

But this also serves Iran's interests.

だがこれはイランの利益にも合う

Iran is causing trouble in the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia sends oil through a pipeline that goes via the Red Sea.

イランはホルムズ海峡を混乱させておりサウジアラビアは紅海経由のパイプラインで石油を送っている

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