Following the United States' airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday, Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthis) declared full support for Tehran and went beyond condemnation, hinting at possible military actions that could once again put U.S. interests in the region at risk.
The United States conducted attacks on three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on Saturday.
Yemen's Houthi group called the strikes a serious escalation that threatens regional stability. The group also said that U.S. ships and warships in the Red Sea are now considered possible military targets.
"We strongly condemn the U.S. aggression against Iran. We see it as part of the West's historic crimes, rooted in colonial thinking. And we have declared our full support for Iran. If the U.S. attacks again, we will take direct military action in the Red Sea and target American warships," said Mohammad Taher Anam, advisor of Yemen's Houthi supreme political council.
Many Yemenis have expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East. They warn that expanding the Israel-Iran war could have disastrous consequences for the whole region, especially with ongoing humanitarian crises and conflicts in Gaza and the Red Sea.
"We, as citizens and people of the Arab and Islamic nations, condemn the U.S. attack on Iran. These strikes aim to widen the conflict in the region," said Issa al-Sayani, a Yemeni resident of Sanaa.
Yemen's Houthis hint at possible military actions after US strikes on Iranian
There is a 55 percent chance of a weak La Nina impacting global weather and climate patterns during the next three months, according to the latest updates from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday.
La Nina refers to the periodic large-scale cooling of the surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, coupled with changes in tropical atmospheric circulation, including shifts in winds, pressure, and rainfall patterns.
According to the latest forecasts from the WMO Global Producing Centers for Seasonal Prediction, as of mid-November 2025, oceanic and atmospheric indicators reveal borderline La Nina conditions, with a 55 percent probability of crossing La Nina thresholds during the period between December 2025 and February 2026.
For January-March and February-April 2026, the likelihood of returning to El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral conditions gradually rises from about 65 percent to 75 percent. There is little likelihood of an El Nino, which typically has the opposite impacts of La Nina.
Naturally occurring large-scale climate events such as La Nina and El Nino are taking place in the broader context of human-induced climate change, which is increasing global temperatures in the long term, exacerbating extreme weather and climate events, and impacting seasonal rainfall and temperature patterns.
To provide a more comprehensive climate outlook, the WMO also issues regular Global Seasonal Climate Updates (GSCU), taking into account the influence of key climate variability patterns, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation, the Arctic Oscillation, and the Indian Ocean Dipole. The updates also monitor global and regional anomalies of surface temperature and precipitation and their evolution over the upcoming season.
According to the latest GSCU, for December 2025 to February 2026, temperatures are expected to be above normal in much of the Northern Hemisphere, and large parts of the Southern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, rainfall predictions resemble conditions typically observed during a weak La Nina.
WMO forecasts weak La Nina in coming months
