US Prepares for Open-Ended Military Campaign Against Houthis Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

Despite US Strikes, Experts Predict Continued Houthi Attacks, Potentially Drawing US into Protracted Middle East Conflict

The US is preparing for an open-ended military campaign against Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen in response to attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea.
Despite US strikes, experts believe the Houthi rebels will continue their attacks, potentially drawing the US into a protracted conflict in the Middle East.
The Houthis have withstood years of airstrikes and have a sophisticated system of weapon smuggling from Iran, making airstrikes alone unlikely to deter them.
Rising dissent in Yemen against the Houthis has been suppressed, and US-led strikes may boost the Houthis' military recruitment efforts.
The escalating conflict articulates the wider region's fury at Israel’s war in Gaza and decades of Western support for Israel’s policies in occupied Gaza and the West Bank.