Streets of Sanaa, Yemen packed with thousands of Houthis in support of Iran

March 29, 2026 | 11:37am

On Friday March 27th, thousands of Houthis took to the streets in Sanaa to show their support for the Iranian people and opposition to US and Israeli involvement. The movements leader Abdelmalik al-Houthi stated, his group would not hesitate to intervene militarily in support of Iran if warranted. Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Saturday, the first time it had faced fire from that country. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack, which calls into question whether the rebel group backed by Tehran will again target commercial shipping traveling through the Red Sea corridor.