The newly signed Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan could face an early test from an Iran-linked, multi-front threat involving the Houthis in Yemen and Iraqi militias operating under the supervision of Iran’s Islamic Revolut...
Coalition forces announced that 11 civilians were injured in Najran following what it described as Houthi terrorist attacks. The development came as a senior Saudi official told Al Hadath that Riyadh had received multiple credible intelligence reports confirming coo...
Political sources told Sheba Intelligence that the United States and its allies are moving toward separating negotiations with Iran from the security file involving Houthi threats to international shipping lanes and regional security. According to the sources, t...
Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed its ability to maintain oil exports through multiple routes and denied the existence of any talks with the Houthis, as the group continues to issue unverified claims of attacks against Saudi land and maritime targets. The Saudi statem...
Global energy markets have shown early signs of stabilization following Saudi Arabia's announcement of a multinational maritime defence coalition aimed at securing the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden, suggesting that investors are beginning to price in...
Intelligence Indicates Attacks Could Expand to Red Sea Shipping and Prompt a Broader International Military and Security Coalition Intelligence sources told Sheba Intelligence that Iran-backed armed groups in Yemen and Iraq are preparing a coordinated retaliatory campaign ta...
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense hosted a high-level meeting in Riyadh on Thursday, July 30, bringing together chiefs of staff and representatives from 43 countries, alongside the European Union Delegation to the Kingdom, to discuss the establishment of a...
The Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, announced on Tuesday evening that the group had carried out a military operation against the Saudi oil tanker NCC GHAZAL, accusing the vessel of violating the movement's declared maritime blockade on Saudi shipping...
Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that its armed forces, in coordination with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), carried out precision strikes against Iran-backed militia targets inside Iraq in response to two drone attacks that targeted the Kingdom's oil infr...
Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for a political settlement in Yemen and reaffirmed its support for all peace efforts led by the United Nations envoy, as the Yemeni government warned that the latest Houthi escalation poses a growing threat to international navigation and re...
The strikes targeted sites linked to Houthi drone, missile and maritime operations within a coastal network previously exposed by Sheba Intelligence. Sheba Intelligence | July 24, 2026 A wave of airstrikes targeted Houthi-controlled facilities in Hod...
The Saudi-led coalition said the operation was a proportionate military response against legitimate Houthi targets, while stressing that Hodeidah Port and other Yemeni ports were not targeted. Sheba Intelligence | July 25, 2026 The Saudi-led coalition announced that it had carried ...
Sheba Intelligence | July 23, 2026 Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Transport confirmed that the commercial vessel ENCELIA, operated by a Saudi company, was targeted while sailing in the Red Sea, causing a fire in the vessel’s forward section. A ...
The international response to the Houthi attack on the Saudi-operated vessel ENCELIA marks one of the strongest diplomatic reactions since the group announced its maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia. Rather than treating the incident as an isolated a...
Extensive missile, drone, and maritime preparations contrasted with limited independently confirmed damage in the Red Sea. Sheba Intelligence | July 23, 2026 The Houthi movement appears to have launched a coordinated operation intended to mark the operational enforcement of its r...
According to information obtained by Sheba Intelligence, the Houthi movement has begun implementing the first operational phase of the military escalation it announced in recent days, combining preparations for maritime attacks in the Bab al-Mandab Strait with missile...
Sheba Intelligence | July 20, 2026 Hours before the Houthi movement announced a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia, Sheba Intelligence published an exclusive assessment indicating that the group had moved beyond military preparations and was preparing to formally enter...
The Coalition Joint Forces Command announced that it has begun implementing operational measures to protect commercial shipping transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait, warning that it will respond “firmly and decisively” to threats targeting internati...
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the Houthi movement's announcement of a maritime blockade targeting Saudi shipping, rejecting the accusations made by the group's military spokesman and describing them as false claims inten...
Sheba Intelligence | Analysis Recent meetings between senior Saudi military commanders and the Deputy Commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) indicate an intensified phase of operational military coordination, with air and missile defense emerging as a central priority amid rising regio...
