IntelBrief: Houthi Involvement in Mideast War Hinders Prospects for a Yemen Settlement

Bottom Line Up Front

• Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has launched several volleys of missiles and drones toward Israel in support of Hamas, as Iranian proxies continue to demonstrate a willingness to escalate.
• The Houthi attacks, which were almost all intercepted, are unlikely to materially affect the course of the Israel-Hamas war or alter U.S. or international policy on the Mideast conflict.
• The Houthi launches might prove popular inside Yemen but are sure to complicate mediation to bring an end to the movement’s conflict with the Saudi and UAE-backed Republic of Yemen Government.
• The barrages have triggered growing calls to return the Houthis to the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).