https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/why-the-houthis-are-so-hard-to-defeatContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/why-the-houthis-are-so-hard-to-defeathttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/why-the-houthis-are-so-hard-to-defeat#u125655Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:57:40 +0000Regional analysts and security experts examine the factors making the Houthi movement a persistent military challenge for the United States, Saudi Arabia, and their allies. Investigations center on how Iranian support, distinct internal ideologies, and the consequences of prior military campaigns in Yemen transformed local insurgents into a formidable long-term threat. Saudi officials face a difficult dilemma in attempting to stop attacks without escalating into a wider regional conflict.Why it mattersPast military campaigns led by a U.S.-backed, Saudi coalition in Yemen inadvertently elevated