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The Trump administration engaged with the Houthi movement through military campaigns in Yemen {fact:2, fact:3, fact:4}, considered designating them as a Foreign Terrorist Organization [1], and faced potential geopolitical pressures involving the group's impact on global trade and U.S. security {fact:1, fact:5}.
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The Limits of Iran's Proxy Empire | The New Yorker newyorker.com 4 facts
accountThe United States conducted two military campaigns against Houthi positions and weapons arsenals in Yemen: one under the Biden Administration in 2024, and another under the Trump Administration in the previous year.
claimA combined closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait by the Houthis and the Strait of Hormuz by Iran could potentially cause global trade disruption, spikes in oil and energy prices, and worldwide stock-market crashes, thereby pressuring the Trump Administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war.
accountThe U.S. conducted two American-led campaigns against Houthi positions and weapons arsenals in Yemen: one under the Biden Administration in 2024, and one under the Trump Administration in the previous year.
accountThe United States conducted two American-led military campaigns against Houthi positions and weapons arsenals in Yemen: one under the Biden Administration in 2024, and another under the Trump Administration in the previous year.
United States and Iran on the Brink: What's at Stake? - CSIS csis.org 1 fact
perspectiveIf the Houthi movement were to sink or severely damage a U.S. warship resulting in American casualties, it would create a political crisis for the Trump administration and force major escalation due to domestic pressure.
Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East - Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org 1 fact
claimThe Trump administration considered designating the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in November 2018 and September 2020 to intensify pressure on Iran.