They have threatened to join the war ever since it started a month ago.
Now, Yemen’s Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, have followed up on their threat and launched missiles towards Israel.
This move marks a significant escalation in the US-Israel war on Iran.
There are fears that the Iran-aligned group could attack shipping in the Red Sea, as it has done before.
This would further disrupt global trade, already affected by Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Will Israel and the US retaliate? And if so, how?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Hisham Al-Omeisy – senior Yemen adviser at the European Institute of Peace
H A Hellyer – senior associate fellow in defence and security studies at the Royal United Services Institute
Michael Mulroy – former US deputy assistant secretary of defence for the Middle East
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