The Houthis are an Iran-backed militant group based in Yemen that controls territory along the Red Sea. They have increasingly disrupted global maritime commerce by launching drone and projectile attacks against commercial shipping vessels. Consequently, the group has become a central focus of regional security efforts and international military campaigns aimed at countering their influence and threats.
“In Iran, they're threatening in response to the strikes in Lebanon to close off the Strait of Hmuz once more.”
“Especially if Iran or its proxies, the Houthis uh in Yemen are capable of blowing up um an American tanker or a military, a warship uh that could kill American servicemen and women uh on duty in the region and that of course would lead to very significant escalation.”
“They have already warned that any Israeli presence in Somali land would be a legitimate target.”