“All praise and gratitude to the heroic fighters in Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, and Palestine who defend the dignity of the nation and stand resolutely against the Western-Zionist scheme targeting all the countries and peoples of the nation,” Saree added. The Yemeni insurgents have threatened to become more active in the war if the U.S. or Israel use the Red Sea to attack Iran, and they have warned that using terrorist tactics to choke off the vital Bab-el-Mandeb Strait remains “among our options” – but it seems to be an option they are reluctant to take, possibly because it would enrage Saudi Arabia. The Houthis may also be nervous about triggering a new round of strikes by the United States, which inflicted considerable damage on coastal Yemen in 2024 and 2025 while attempting to neutralize the Houthi threat to the Red Sea.
Author: John Hayward
Published at: 2026-04-03 21:29:11
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