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Why Haven’t the Houthis, Iran’s Allies in Yemen, Stepped Into the War?

Despite possessing advanced missile and drone capabilities, the Houthis have refrained from escalating the conflict due to domestic priorities, a 2022 truce, and risk of heavy retaliation.

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Iran's Shi'ite allies in Lebanon and Iraq have joined the war in the region unleashed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran. But Yemen's Houthi rebels, heavily armed and capable of striking Gulf neighbours and causing major disruption to maritime navigation around ​the Arabian Peninsula, have not yet entered the fray.

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Iran's allies from Lebanon and Iraq joined the war in the region declared by the US and Israel attacks on the Tehran. But the Korean rebels of Yemen, well armed and able to hit the neighbouring countries of the Gulf and cause major problems of maritime navigation around the Arabian Peninsula, have not yet entered the war. ...

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The Huthis rebels in Yemen, heavily armed and capable of disrupting maritime navigation in the Middle East, have not yet entered the war that has been burning the region since 28 February. Allies of the...

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Observers are divided over what course of action the Houthis, a group notorious for its volatile behavior, might take in the current war in the Middle East.

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Le Figaro broke the news in Paris, France on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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