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1962 SOVIET EMBASSY SOUTH YEMEN
Yemeni Counteroffensive Houthi Conflict
Bridget Toomey and Bill Roggio review the Yemeni government's military counteroffensive against Iran-backed Houthirebels near the critical Red Sea choke point of Bab el-Mandeb. Supported by Saudi air strikes, government forces seek to regain strategic highlands around Taiz to reopen vital supply routes. Meanwhile, Houthi missile strikes targeting Saudi Aramco oil infrastructure highlight Tehran's broader strategy to disrupt international energy supplies and exert geopolitical leverage over the United States and regional coalition partners. (5)