Asian countries should consider sanctions on the Houthis

Asian nations face Houthi threat with potential sanctions.

Oct 16, 2026

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Asian countries should consider sanctions on the Houthis

Asian nations face Houthi threat with potential sanctions.

In brief

Asian nations face Houthi threat with potential sanctions. Asian countries should consider sanctions on the Houthi group after Iran-backed forces seized Yemen's Red Sea coast. Originally reported by Nikkei Asia.

Houthi group's Red Sea seizure

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Asian countries should consider sanctions on the Houthi group after Iran-backed forces seized Yemen's Red Sea coast.

Houthi security forces in Sanaa

A Houthi security force member stands next to a poster of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi in Sanaa, Yemen.

Author's background

Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and senior fellow at Foreign Policy In Focus, a U.S. think tank.

The essence

Asian countries should consider sanctions on the Houthi group after Iran-backed forces seized Yemen's Red Sea coast.

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