# Yemen: The Houthis test Iran’s regional influence

https://mins.news/en/item/56627

- France 24, 2026-09-13 13:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260913-yemen-the-houthis-test-iran-s-regional-influence

> Iran-backed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have intensified as fighting spreads around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital route for global trade and oil shipments. Farea Al-Muslimi of the Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies said the escalation could be “the last round” of Yemen’s current war, while examining the Houthis’ links to Iran and mounting pressure on Washington as the group targets US allies.

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