Looks like the Houthis have not learned the lesson and are still launching missiles. Islamic Republic of Iran now look to their reserve army against Israel: The Houthis - opinion Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi has not been deterred and, supplied by Iran, has continued his missile launchings. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-835438
Now that Hamas and Hezbollah are effectively kaput as Iranian proxies, Iran is sending greater supply of weapons to the Houthis proxy. At this point, a concerted international effort is required to take the Houthis menace out. Houthis growing stronger through new Iran supplies, warns Yemeni army Islamic Republic said to have given militia group enough weapons to maintain its attacks on Israel and global shipping for ‘years to come’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-n...an-weapons-yemen-israel-shipping-middle-east/
Let's see how the Houthi terrorists mistreat the people of Yemen. Houthi Charges of Espionage: A Tool to Intimidate, Control the Population https://english.aawsat.com/arab-wor...-espionage-tool-intimidate-control-population The Houthi militia has recently released several individuals it had abducted for celebrating Yemen’s September Revolution. However, over the past few days, it has detained hundreds of residents in its stronghold of Saada, accusing them of espionage. The campaign coincides with the airing of alleged confessions from a purported spy cell and the abduction of a former employee of the US Embassy in Yemen. Local sources in Saada province, approximately 242 kilometers north of Sanaa, report that the Houthis have launched a widespread campaign of arrests targeting civilians. These individuals have been taken from their homes, workplaces, and businesses under allegations of collaborating with Western nations and Israel. Families of those detained have been warned to remain silent and refrain from discussing the arrests with the media or on social media platforms. According to the sources, more than 300 individuals, including dozens of women, have been abducted across various districts in Saada. The arrests have also targeted relatives and associates of Othman Mujalli, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, who hails from the region. The sources suggest that the Houthis are detaining women as hostages to pressure their relatives, who may either be out of the militia’s reach or living outside Houthi-controlled areas. They also appear to be using the women to coerce confessions from male relatives. Last month, the Houthis accused Hamid Mujalli, Othman Mujalli’s brother, of engaging in espionage for Arab and Western nations for nearly two decades. In a separate incident, the Houthis abducted a former employee of the US Embassy in Sanaa from his home on Monday without providing any explanation for their actions. Release of Detainees The Houthis recently released Sheikh Amin Rajeh, a tribal leader from Ibb province, after detaining him for four months. Several other individuals were also freed, none of whom had been formally charged during their detention. Rajeh, a member of the General People’s Congress Party, was one of many political activists, students, workers, and public employees abducted in September for celebrating Yemen’s September 26, 1962, revolution. One of the released individuals, a shop owner, told Asharq Al-Awsat that he was unaware of the reason for his detention. He had been abducted in November, two months after the Houthis initiated a crackdown on those commemorating the revolution. Alleged Spy Cell Houthi-controlled media recently broadcast confessions from what they claimed was a newly uncovered spy cell. The group linked the cell to its broader narrative of “promised conquest and sacred jihad” against the West and Israel. According to Houthi security officials, the alleged spy cell was working to compile a “target database,” monitor sites linked to missile forces and drones, and track specific military and security locations. They also claimed the cell had been observing the residences and movements of Houthi leaders. In response, the Houthis issued warnings to residents, forbidding them from discussing or sharing information about militia-controlled sites, facilities, or the whereabouts of their leaders. The Houthis’ actions reflect mounting concerns over potential strikes targeting their senior leadership, similar to the recent attacks on Hezbollah figures in Lebanon. Those fears come amid ongoing tensions with Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom, following the Houthis’ assaults on international shipping lanes in the Red Sea and missile attacks on Israel.
The demise of the Houthis terrorists is underway. Warning Iran, Trump orders large-scale strikes against Yemen’s Houthis https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/content/ar-AA1AZubT U.S. forces launched a “decisive and powerful” attack on Houthi militants in Yemen, President Donald Trump said Saturday, an escalation against the group targeting maritime traffic and American troops in the Red Sea that doubled as a sharp warning to Iran, its major backer. U.S. warships and jets launched attacks across Yemen, targeting radars, air-defense sites and drone launch points, a defense official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The operation marks the beginning of a renewed campaign to degrade Houthi military capabilities, the official added. “The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated,” Trump said in a post on social media. “We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective.” In his statement, Trump directly addressed the militants’ sponsors in Iran, who are believed to provide them with weapons and funding: “Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY!” he said, warning the government in Tehran that “America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!” Trump in recent days has appealed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in hopes of securing a new agreement to limit Tehran’s nuclear program. The Iranians so far have declined to engage. The Houthis’ attacks in the Red Sea were conducted in solidarity with Hamas, the militant group, also backed by Iran, whose cross-border attack on Israel in 2023 triggered the war in Gaza that has upended security across the Middle East and killed more than 50,000 people, mostly Palestinians. Before leaving office, the Biden administration responded with its own air war against the Houthis, though the effort failed to achieve its goal of halting the group’s capacity to target vessels and some U.S. aircraft. Trump on Saturday called his predecessor’s approach “pathetically weak.” The Houthis had largely halted their attacks on commercial and naval vessels following Israel’s fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, but the Yemeni group’s leaders have warned they will resume drone and missile strikes should the deal break down. A Houthi official said the U.S. strikes appeared to be in response to that declaration, according to reports from Yemen. In Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, white smoke plumes could be seen over multiple sites Saturday night, according to photos circulating on social media. Local media reported that ambulances rushed toward Al-Jiraf, a residential area where some Houthi leaders operate, after reports of casualties. U.S. Central Command, which oversees American military activity in the region, released video Saturday of U.S. fighter jets launching from an aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, along with a brief statement indicating the Yemen operation is intended to “defend American interests, deter enemies, and restore freedom of navigation.” The statement did not indicate whether military officials assessed the possibility of civilian or other casualties, and spokespersons at its headquarters in Tampa did not respond to questions seeking clarity. The Yemen strikes come as Trump pursues a two-track strategy toward Iran: increasing economic pressure aimed at further isolating Tehran while also offering new overtures for potential negotiations over the country’s nuclear program. While Trump announced this month that he had sent Khamenei a letter, warning that military action would follow if Iran refuses to enter nuclear talks, Iran has publicly rejected negotiations with Trump, who during his last term pulled out of President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. While Tehran insists its nuclear activities are peaceful, the International Atomic Energy Agency has warned the country has expanded its production of highly enriched uranium, putting it closer to obtaining a bomb. Israel, the United States’ closest regional ally, has vowed that it will not allow that to occur. U.S. intelligence has suggested that Israel intends to conduct an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities in coming months and has sought to enlist Washington’s support should that occur. The U.S. military has helped defend Israel against a series of unprecedented direct attacks from Iran amid the Gaza war. The Trump administration re-designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, citing the waves of violence that the militants had launched against U.S. warships and commercial vessels over many months. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said doing so was the fulfillment of a Trump campaign promise after hundreds of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Houthis swept to power in 2014, seizing control of Sanaa. The group, known formally as Ansar Allah, functions as a de facto government across a wide swath of Yemen, and aligns itself with other regional militant groups in armed opposition to Israel and the United States. U.S. officials have said that while Iran has provided significant military and financial support to the Houthis, they see the group as an independent actor that might not necessarily respond to Tehran’s instructions to stand down its maritime attacks. The Houthis also have established their own substantial, independent weapons production capability. The Houthi strikes also provide further clues about how Trump, who previously sought to curtail America’s military presence overseas but also authorized escalatory actions like the 2020 killing of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani, will use force during his second term. Since Trump’s return to office, U.S. forces have carried out a handful of attacks against American adversaries elsewhere in the region. On Thursday, a strike in Iraq killed an Islamic State leader, described by officials as the group’s No. 2 man. Another U.S. attack killed a leader in an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria last month, according to Central Command. Mohammed Albasha, a Yemen analyst who is founder of the Basha Report, said the strikes were still ongoing Saturday evening Washington time and appeared to be much broader in scope than previous U.S. attacks on Houthi targets following the start of the Gaza war. He said the assaults also targeted the cities of Dhamar and Sa’dah in the Houthis’ northern base. Basha cautioned that the Houthis could attempt to target U.S. bases in the United Arab Emirates or Djibouti in retaliation. (Article has video.)
The Saudis and others are funding the legitimate government of Yemen to raise a large army of 80,000 troops to eliminate the Houthis menace. Yemeni gov't reportedly preparing 80,000 man assault on Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port "We might be at the stage of counting down the end of the Houthis," a leading expert said as the Yemeni government prepares a massive 80,000 soldier assault on Hodeidah. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-849945