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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis fire at Israel, threaten Red Sea disruption
The Iran-backed Houthi militia has posed a longstanding threat to Red Sea shipping if they escalated their involvement in the broader conflict. Attacks could destabilize a crucial trade route connecting Europe and Asia. The Houthis demonstrate capability to threaten international maritime commerce.
There has long been concern that the Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, could seek to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea if they entered the broader war.