Yemen's Houthi rebels enter the fighting in the Middle East

NPR | By Jane Arraf,

Adrian Ma

Published March 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM EDT

At least 15 U.S. military personnel were wounded in an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels entered the war with an attack on Israel.

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