The danger of calling the Houthis an Iranian proxy
The danger of calling the Houthis an Iranian proxy
www.brookings.edu The danger of calling the Houthis an Iranian proxy
Media coverage and official statements have defined the Houthis as an Iranian proxy, downplaying the threat and obscureing the solution to it.
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The Houthis are funded by Iran, get their weapons provided by Iran, and Iran provides them with targeting information.
You'd really have to warp the definition of proxy in order not to consider them a proxy to Iran (even if they are a bit of an unpredictable factor)