Why are the Houthis and Iraqi Shi’ite militias threatening Saudi Arabia? - analysis

What’s behind the Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthis) movement and two prominent Iraqi Shi’ite militias' latest statements, and what may they imply for the direction of events?

HOUTHI SUPPORTERS rally to mark the Ashura in Sana’a, Yemen, on Tuesday.

HOUTHI SUPPORTERS rally to mark the Ashura in Sana’a, Yemen, on Tuesday.

(photo credit: Adel al-Khadher/Reuters)

ByJONATHAN SPYER

JULY 19, 2024 12:24