Why Are the Houthis Signalling Readiness to Join the Iran–US War and Threaten Red Sea Shipping?

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have declared they are “fully militarily ready” to enter the ongoing conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel, threatening to reopen attacks on shipping in the strategic Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait. In recent statements, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said his forces have their “fingers on the