The Houthis, like a wasp, buzz around the ruins of their nest

The Houthis are treating the situation in the region as if they hold the upper hand, but in reality, they resemble a “wasp whose nest has been destroyed.” This follows the defeat suffered by Iran in most of the areas it previously controlled, starting with Lebanon, where Hezbollah has become much weaker than it was in 2023, and Iraq, where the government has taken the initiative to monopolize illegal weapons within the state. Today, the Houthi group has been curbed by these developments, meaning that the window of terrorism that was wide open at the Bab al-Mandab Strait is beginning to narrow. …