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Iran, Yemen
What now for the Houthis in the Red Sea?

Houthi supporters gather in front of a digital display showing a map of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, during an anti-Israel protest in Sanaa, Yemen, on 3 October 2025.
Houthi supporters gather in front of a digital display showing a map of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, during an anti-Israel protest in Sanaa, Yemen, on 3 October 2025. © Yahya Arhab/EPA/MaxPPP
Western and Israeli intelligence services remain on alert over the possibility of the Houthis entering the war on Tehran's side. Several hypotheses are being floated on what tactics the Yemeni Iran-backed rebels, who have significant naval capabilities, might use. [...]
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