# Asian countries should consider sanctions on the Houthis

> Asian nations face Houthi threat with potential sanctions.
- Title: Asian countries should consider sanctions on the Houthis
- Summary: Asian nations face Houthi threat with potential sanctions. Asian countries should consider sanctions on the Houthi group after Iran-backed forces seized…
- Keywords: houthi, yemen, iran, sanctions, red sea, asian countries, news, business, world, Asian, countries, consider
- Source: Nikkei Asia — https://asia.nikkei.com/opinion/asian-countries-should-consider-sanctions-on-the-houthis
- Published: 2026-10-16T08:05:12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: houthi, yemen, iran, sanctions, red sea, asian countries, news, business, world
## Houthi group's Red Sea seizure
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.
## Key takeaway

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