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The Houthi offensive in Yemen’s southern highlands threatens the survival of the internationally recognised government

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The United States should not expand the Iran war through direct military intervention against the Houthis

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Saudi airstrikes will not reverse Houthi territorial gains without an effective Yemeni ground campaign

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Houthi control of the southern highlands would increase the threat to shipping through Bab el-Mandeb

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Houthi fighters launched an offensive on September 21, 2026, to seize strategic heights in Yemen's Kahboub Mountains to cut off the Red Sea coast from Saudi-backed forces.

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The Houthi advance toward the Kahboub Mountains in September 2026 followed the group's capture of Yemen's Red Sea coast, which routed Saudi-backed government forces

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Iran directly controls the Houthi military offensive in Yemen

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Foreign powers should militarily intervene to halt the Houthi advance in southwestern Yemen