Who are the Houthis, the Iran-backed rebels threatening a key maritime passage?

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have made sweeping gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast after conducting a large-scale military operation aimed at controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Because of these new territorial claims, Iran and its Houthi proxies can now threaten, if not entirely block, oil and o...

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