Observed operations
The Saudi–Houthi Red Sea front, 2026 round
A ceasefire understanding that lasted four years, ended by a strike on an airport, and followed by a blockade, a strike wave and a coastline.
Coverage · Iran–Gulf
Context, not targeting. Campaign records describe objectives, participants, phases and outcomes at the level of published analysis; they contain no current positions, force ratios, unit locations or strengths.
Campaigns 4 sustained efforts in Iran–Gulf, each grouping the events that belong to it. Status describes where a campaign stands, never who is winning.
Observed operations
The 2026 interstate war
A strike campaign that opened on one February morning and reorganised a region's energy, shipping and security in six months.
Observed operations
The twelve-day war, June 2025
Twelve days that established direct state-on-state exchange, and after which the inspectors did not go back.
Observed operations
The Houthi campaign against Red Sea shipping, 2023–2025
Two years in which a movement in Yemen decided which ships could use Bab el-Mandeb by declaring them targets — and the first time the strait the Saudi bypass depends on was shown to be closable to a category of trade.
Evidence and grading
- Observed operation
- Documented as having occurred or as occurring, with sources. Its lifecycle status says where it stands.
- Confidence
- How well established Vigil considers this assessment to be. It is not a measure of how severe the situation is.