WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12581) on April 17, 2025, by Middle Eastern affairs specialist Christopher M. Blanchard.

Here are excerpts:

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Yemen: Conflict, Red Sea Attacks and U.S. Policy

Yemen is a conflict-afflicted nation along the strategic Bab al Mandab Strait, one of the world's most active shipping lanes. Since 2015, a civil war has pitted the Iran-ba . . .

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