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"Houthi plans for a US-Iran war worry a weary Yemen " | Deutsche Welle
Source: Deutsche Welle | 28 February 2026
During talks between the US and Iran, the Houthis continued to voice support for their backers in Tehran. In the event of war, Houthi leaders recently threatened to renew attacks on commerical shipping.
[...] The Houthi group — which was redesignated as a terrorist organization by the United States in January 2024 — acted in support of Palestinians in Gaza during the almost two-year war in Gaza following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. In a bid to show solidarity, the Houthis frequently targeted Israel as well as cargo vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
"Houthi leaders have recently threatened that, in the event of war, they would resume attacks on commercial shipping," Luca Nevola, senior Yemen analyst at the US-based research initiative Armed Conflict Location & Event Data project (ACLED), told DW. [...]
