Ismaeel Naar
The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen always vowed to defend its Iranian patrons in the event of a regional war. So, when Israel and the United States attacked the Islamic Republic in February, many expected the group to join the fight immediately.
Instead, the Houthis waited.
For nearly a month after the war began, they stayed largely on the sidelines. And when they did finally launch a missile at Israel on March 28, it was not the opening of a new front, as many expected, but appeared to signal that while yes, they may be joining the war, they were doing so cautiously. The hesitation, experts say, suggested that the movement has been weakened by last year’s sustained 55-day bombardment of U.S. and Israeli strikes — and forced into a careful calculation about how much of its dwindling arsenal it could afford to spend.
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