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The Houthis are running a multi-billion dollar financial empire far beyond simple Iranian cash transfers—leveraging ports, tariffs, crypto, and global shipping lanes to fund their operations. With control over critical chokepoints like the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, they’ve woven themselves into an Iranian commercial ecosystem while also drawing revenue from Yemen’s own customs and fuel taxes. Recent investigations reveal nearly $900 million flowing through crypto wallets alone, with ties now suspected to Russia and even China. The challenge? Disrupting one funding stream just triggers another, all while risking harm to Yemen’s civilians who depend on those same channels for food and medicine.

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