The US views talks with the Houthis as a way to contain the scope of the conflict with Iran, while Tehran sees them as a means to translate military gains in the Red Sea into political gains
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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Al Majalla explains how military power went from being the main feature of global security to one of the many components of a wider security ecosystem
Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US
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