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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/houthis-iran-yemen-war.html
Houthis Belatedly Enter War after Their Capabilities Were Severely Degraded
(New York Times) Ismaeel Naar - When Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran, the Houthis in Yemen stayed largely on the sidelines for nearly a month before launching a missile at Israel on March 28. Their hesitation, experts say, suggested that they had been weakened by last year's sustained 55-day bombardment of U.S. and Israeli strikes. "The supply chain has degraded, smuggling routes have been choked off, and some of their missile variants require imported propellants that are no longer flowing reliably," said Fatima Abo Alasrar, a Yemeni analyst. "They were deciding whether to spend down reserves they cannot replenish."