Russia Joins Iran in Propping Up the Houthis, Who Are Emerging as a Leading Player in Anti-American Mideast Coalition 

The Yemeni group is bound to pose an early challenge for President-elect Trump.

AP/Osamah Abdulrahman
Houthi supporters raise their machine guns during an anti-U.S and Israel rally at Sanaa, Yemen, November 1, 2024. AP/Osamah Abdulrahman

With Iran’s most potent proxy army, Hezbollah, now crippled, the Houthis in Yemen — aided by Tehran and now Moscow, too — are emerging as a growing danger to America’s interests. The group is bound to pose an early challenge for President-elect Trump. 

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