Firas Maksad
@FirasMaksad
Ali is right to question if America can afford to allow Iran & the Houthis to dominate two maritime choke points.
But if the Houthis refrain from closing the strait and focus on Saudi instead, they’re likely to getaway with it.
Houthi overreach is the best Saudi can hope for.
But if the Houthis refrain from closing the strait and focus on Saudi instead, they’re likely to getaway with it.
Houthi overreach is the best Saudi can hope for.
Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي@aliShihabi · Sep 11The real #Houthi prize is not now territory. It is leverage. A militia positioned around Bab al Mandeb can impose costs on economies thousands of miles away. Geography turns a local armed movement into a player in global trade.
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