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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has evolved into an increasingly perilous force of destabilisation in the Middle East.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has evolved into an increasingly perilous force of destabilisation in the Middle East.

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September 8th, 2026

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has evolved into an increasingly perilous force of destabilisation in the Middle East.

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Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities on Tuesday, having emerged in recent years as an increasingly disruptive force in the Middle East, striking Israel, Saudi Arabia, and a global shipping route in solidarity with Iran and its affiliated armed groups.

也門的青年運動叛軍(Houthi rebels)週二對沙特阿拉伯的石油設施發動了一波襲擊近年來他們已成為中東日益具有破壞性的力量,出於與伊朗及相關武裝組織的團結,襲擊了以色列、沙特阿拉伯和一條全球航運路線

Since 2014, they have been engaged in an ongoing conflict with the internationally recognized Yemeni government, when the rebels swept southward from their mountain strongholds, seizing vast swathes of northern and central Yemen.

自2014年以來他們持續獲國際承認的也門政府交戰當時叛軍自其山區根據地大舉南下攻佔也門北部及中部廣大地區

The following year, Saudi Arabia intervened in the conflict on behalf of that government.

翌年沙特阿拉伯代表該政府介入衝突

A ceasefire agreement in 2022 largely brought an end to hostilities.

2022年的一項停火協議基本上終止了敵對行動

Following Hamas's attack on 7 October 2023, which subsequently ignited the Gaza war, the Houthi movement redirected the focus of its military strikes towards Israel and shipping routes in the Red Sea.

哈馬斯於2023年10月7日發動襲擊進而引爆加沙戰爭之後,青年運動將其軍事打擊的矛頭轉向以色列紅海航運路線

These offensives have gradually subsided in the wake of a series of airstrikes launched by the United States against the Houthi movement in early 2025.

這些攻勢美國於2025年初青年運動展開一連串空襲之後,漸趨和緩

During the intense early phase of the Iranian war, the Houthi movement remained on the sidelines, but by July they had resumed their attacks on Saudi Arabia and declared their intention to blockade the oil giant.

在伊朗戰爭初期的激烈階段青年運動保持旁觀到了七月他們恢復對沙烏地阿拉伯的攻擊宣稱將封鎖這家石油巨頭

The Houthis had their own reasons for fighting the Saudis, yet the move also served Iran's interests, intensifying pressure on this oil-producing US ally at a time when Tehran was seeking to exert leverage over Washington.

青年運動對沙國作戰自有其原因此舉符合伊朗的利益在德黑蘭試圖向美國施壓之際加大對這個美國盟友石油生產國的壓力

The Houthi movement is a member of the Zaydi sect, a minority branch of Shia Islam that ruled Yemen for a millennium until its end in 1962.

青年運動伊斯蘭少數派什葉派宰德派(Zaydi)之成員該派別曾統治也門長達千年直至一九六二年方告終結

Its official slogan reads: "God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam."

其官方口號:「真主至大美國該死以色列該死詛咒猶太人伊斯蘭必勝。」

Prior to launching their 2014 offensive, they had been locked in a protracted struggle with the central government of Yemen, which subsequently descended rapidly into a stalemate.

在發動2014年攻勢之前他們已與也門中央政府纏鬥多年隨後迅速陷入膠著狀態

The conflict is estimated to have claimed 150,000 lives, and at times Yemen has teetered perilously close to the brink of famine.

這場戰爭估計造成十五萬人喪生也門有時幾近瀕臨饑荒邊緣

Even before the outbreak of hostilities, the country ranked among the most impoverished in the Arab world.

即便在戰事爆發前該國亦屬阿拉伯世界最為貧困之列

The Saudi-led blockade, which to a large extent isolated the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemenincluding the capital, Sanaaexacerbated the suffering on the ground.

由沙特阿拉伯主導的封鎖行動在很大程度上隔離了也門青年運動控制的地區——包括首都薩那——加深了當地的苦難

The Houthis have also incurred mounting resentment through their detention of UN employees and aid workers.

青年運動拘留聯合國僱員援助人員的行動而招致越來越多的不滿

The 2022 ceasefire agreement largely held until July of this year, when the Houthi movement resumed attacks on Saudi Arabia in response to what it claimed was an airstrike targeting Sana'a International Airport and obstructing the landing of Iranian flights.

2022年的停火協議大致維持至今年七月彼時青年運動組織恢復對沙烏地阿拉伯的攻擊以回應其聲稱針對薩那國際機場阻撓伊朗航班降落的一次空襲

The Houthi blockade not only targeted Saudi shipping but also posed a direct threat to a major oil-exporting nation, at a time when Iranian disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz had already driven oil prices sharply upward.

青年運動的封鎖行動不僅針對沙特航運直接威脅一個重要的石油出口國而此時伊朗霍爾木茲海峽的干擾使油價大幅上漲

Furthermore, they posed a threat to another vital trade route traversing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, which in peacetime carries approximately 12 percent of global trade.

此外他們另一條關鍵貿易路線構成威脅這條路線穿越曼德海峽紅海在和平時期承載著全球12%的貿易量。

Saudi Arabia has vowed to respond to these attacks, yet it appears inclined to avoid repeating the mistakes of a full-scale war.

沙特阿拉伯矢言對這些襲擊作出回應然而似乎傾向於避免重蹈全面戰爭的覆轍

The Houthi movement prides itself on being a loyal member of what Iran calls the 'axis of resistance,' a coalition of armed groups hostile to Israel, encompassing Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.

青年運動自詡為伊朗所謂“抵抗軸心”的忠實成員此聯盟敵視以色列的武裝組織集團涵蓋黎巴嫩真主黨加沙哈馬斯以及受伊朗撐腰的伊拉克民兵

Iran denies supplying weapons to the Houthi movement, a move that would contravene the United Nations arms embargo, yet multiple shipments bound for Yemen have been intercepted carrying arms suspected to be of Iranian origin.

伊朗否認向青年運動提供武器此舉將違反聯合國禁運多次在駛往也門的船隻上查獲疑似伊朗的武器

In the wake of the Gaza war, the Houthi movement has gained considerable momentum, pivoting to launch missile and drone strikes against Israel while also targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

加沙戰爭爆發後青年運動的聲勢日益高漲他們轉而對以色列發動導彈及無人機攻擊在紅海襲擊商業船隻

The Houthis have framed these operations as a blockade against Israel, yet the majority of ships attacked have no known connection to Israel or the Gaza conflict.

青年運動將這些行動描述為對以色列的封鎖遭到襲擊的船隻大多與以色列加沙戰爭並無已知關聯

Between November 2023 and December 2024, the Houthi movement launched ballistic missiles and drones against over a hundred merchant vessels, sinking two ships and claiming the lives of four crew members.

於2023年11月至2024年12月這段期間青年運動運用彈道飛彈無人機逾百艘商船發動襲擊,致使兩艘船隻沉沒,並奪走四名船員的性命

This campaign drastically reduced trade flow through the Red Sea corridor, which has traditionally carried up to one trillion dollars' worth of cargo annually.

此舉大幅削減了紅海走廊貿易流通量該走廊歷來每年承載著高達一兆美元的貨物運輸。

The United States and Israel ultimately responded in 2025 with a series of airstrikes, a move that significantly curtailed the attacks.

美國以色列最終在2025年以一系列空襲作為回應此舉使攻擊行動大幅趨緩

The Houthi movement has resumed its assaults on Yemeni government forces, resulting in the deaths of dozens of soldiers and civilians.

青年運動已恢復對也門政府軍的襲擊導致數十名軍人平民喪生

Furthermore, they have launched attacks on several Saudi Arabian oil tankers, severely disrupting maritime traffic in the Red Sea region.

此外他們對多艘沙特阿拉伯油輪發動攻擊嚴重擾亂了紅海地區的航運秩序

Since the outbreak of the Iranian war, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has served as a pressure-release valve, as Saudi Arabia has transported oil via pipelines across the Arabian Peninsula to the Red Sea, thereby circumventing the Strait of Hormuz.

曼德海峽自伊朗戰爭爆發以來一直充當壓力釋放閥,因為沙特阿拉伯透過管道將石油橫越阿拉伯半島輸往紅海以避開霍爾木茲海峽

Iran's effective blockade of that strait has shaken the global economy, driving up prices for fuel and other commodities, with repercussions extending far beyond the Middle East.

伊朗對該海峽的有效封鎖撼動了全球經濟推升燃料及其他商品的價格其影響範圍遠超中東地區

The Houthi movement claimed that the attack on the Saudi tanker was intended to lift the Saudi-led blockade, yet this action also served Iranian interests, opening a new front in the protracted regional conflict.

青年運動宣稱襲擊沙特油輪意在解除沙特領導的封鎖此舉服務於伊朗利益,在曠日持久的地區衝突開闢了新戰線

September 8th, 2026

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