The US risks joining a long list of powers that tried and failed to stop the Houthis

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U.S. Central Command forces, alongside UK Armed Forces and with the support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, on February 4, 2024.
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Houthis could cut undersea global internet cables, minister warns

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Houthi tribesmen gather around military vehicles to show defiance after U.S. and UK air strikes on Houthi positions near Sanaa, Yemen February 4, 2024
Houthi tribesmen gather to show defiance after U.S. and UK air strikes on Houthi positions near Sanaa, Yemen February 4, 2024

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Houthi rebels took aim at a US aircraft, but the military blew their missiles up before they got a shot off

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet takes off on the flight deck of USS Eisenhower.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaitlin Watt

Attacks by Iran's militia allies are placing the Biden administration in a bind

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A Houthi fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle during a Jan. 22 rally against the US-led military responses to the rebel groups' repeated attacks on international shipping.
A Houthi fighter mans a machine gun mounted on a vehicle during a Jan. 22 rally against the US-led military responses to the rebel groups' repeated attacks on international shipping.

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The Houthis are still trying to attack ships, but most of the time, they can't get their missiles in the air before the US blows them up

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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea, Jan. 22, 2024.
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea, Jan. 22, 2024.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaitlin Watt

Why the West can't stop the Houthi rebels' missile attacks on ships

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Navy destroyer USS Carney Red Sea
US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on October 19, 2023.

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Yemeni influencer dubbed 'Timhouthi Chalamet' doesn't like that he went viral for looking like a film star

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Yemeni man nicknamed Timhouthi Chalamet
A young Yemeni man named Rashid Al Haddad has been given the nickname "Timhouthi Chalamet."

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US air strikes on Yemen have cut off key supply lines from Iran to the Houthis: report

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US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons flying in sync
US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons flying in sync after an aerial refueling over an undisclosed location on January 7, 2024.

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A Yemeni influencer nicknamed 'Timhouthi Chalamet' vanished from TikTok after posting a tour of a captured cargo ship

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Rashid Al Haddad, or TimHouthi Chalamet
A young Yemeni man named Rashid Al Haddad is earning the nickname "Timhouthi Chalamet."

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The Houthi air force has a single fighter jet — an ancient F-5. The US is very much not afraid of it.

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F-5 jet
A file photo shows an Iranian F-5 fighter jet.

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