Iran’s growing leverage through the Houthis is turning Bab el-Mandeb into a strategic threat to Israel and the region.
Expert on Iran and Shiite political Islam. PhD on pro-Iranian transnational networks in the Persian Gulf.
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The terrorist organization’s growing strength and the weakening regional response demand new ways of confronting the threat from Yemen. Alongside support for the Houthis’ opponents and the development of local capabilities, Israel must prepare to act against the group’s leadership. If the danger is not stopped in time, the implications are clear.
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Dr. Yossi Mansharof: The damage to Iran’s fuel reserves and gas industry filters down rapidly to the broader public. It isn’t necessarily the case that a rise in fuel prices …
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Dr. Yossi Mansharof: The Iranians aren’t attacking Israel or ordering their Hezbollah allies to attack us because they know that Israel has the tools to hit back at them. Lebanon …
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Dr. Yossi Mansharof: I see a lot of videos that Iranian citizens smuggle out to opposition channels. What you see in these videos is growing pressure on people’s daily lives, …
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Hezbollah’s swift pledge of allegiance provides Mojtaba with a seal of approval from the Iranian regime’s most important strategic asset and assists him in projecting continuity.