Yemeni militants: How powerful are the Houthis now?

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Yemeni Houthi militants have expanded control over the Red Sea coast and islands, a move the Institute for the Study of War suggests aims to establish an axis of resistance-controlled waterway for regional oil exports. Analysts believe the Houthis are increasingly performing a more useful strategic function for Iran than Hezbollah, providing leverage over Saudi Arabia, Israel, and global shipping.

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After Houthi victories in Yemen, the group's importance in the US-Iran war has grown. Previously Lebanon's Hezbollah was considered most significant in Iran's "axis of resistance.

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