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Abdul Malik al-Houthi is the supreme leader of the Houthi movement, which maintains a hostile stance toward the United States as evidenced by his public denunciations [1] and his characterization of U.S. military actions as criminal [2]. Furthermore, the United States is identified as a primary security threat to al-Houthi, influencing the strategic defensive buildup of his organization [3].
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The Limits of Iran's Proxy Empire | The New Yorker newyorker.com 1 fact
claimThe Houthis' recent buildup of defenses is likely intended to prevent the U.S. and Israel from targeting their supreme leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, rather than to prepare for supporting Iran.