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Yemen’s Houthis coordinate with Iran, but retain independence, despite war

Al Jazeera · · 1379 words · By Saeed Thabet
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“Yemen’s Houthis coordinate with Iran, but retain independence, despite war”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran has been a key supporter of the Houthi movement in Yemen, providing military, financial, and logistical support, despite both Iran and the Houthis denying the scale of assistance for years. The r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_support_for_the_Houthi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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“Houthi actions align with Iran’s strategy, but maintain autonomy to maximise regional influence and domestic objectives”
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“Having spent a month on the sidelines, Yemen’s Houthis have entered the regional conflict between their ally, Iran, and its enemies, the United States and Israel”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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“So far, however, that involvement has been limited – with only the March 28 confirmed attack on Israel so far – and has not targeted shipping in the Red Sea”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since their takeover in September 2014, the Houthis, a Zaydi Shia revivalist political and military organization, have maintained de facto governance over significant portions of northern and western …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi-controlled_Yemen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle Eastern crisis is an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability in the Middle East as a result of the Gaza war and genocide. It has primarily consisted of co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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“A 2024 United Nations experts report said that support coming from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as well as Hezbollah and Iraqi groups, played a decisive role in transforming the Houthis from a limited local group into a more organised and heavily armed military force”
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“The Houthis have much to thank Iran for their military expansion across Yemen in the years after 2014 and the start of the war in that country”
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“Houthi members received tactical and technical training outside Yemen, and used advanced weapons systems, which contributed to their military rise in recent years”
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“Recent shifts in the energy market increase the seriousness of the Houthi threat. With a large portion of export movement through Hormuz disrupted, Saudi Arabia has increased its reliance on its Red Sea port of Yanbu, with crude exports rising to approximately 4 million barrels per day in mid-March, compared with an average of about 770,000 barrels per day in January and February, according to data cited by Reuters”
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“The Yemeni government is currently the strongest it has been in years, following a Saudi decision to back it in a conflict with the United Arab Emirates-supported Southern Transitional Council”
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“Any miscalculation from the Houthis risks giving the government an opportunity that it can take advantage of”
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