The ideological reluctance of the movement to enter the current regional conflict is heavily reinforced by the recent degradation of its military capabilities and the high vulnerability of its supply lines.

Iran’s response to the initiation of hostilities with Israel and the United States was a rapid mobilization of its international proxy network. Hezbollah, Iraqi militias and even Western propagandists were quickly activated to serve the Iranian regime’s needs. Yet, amid this intense regional conflagration, one of the most historically active militant factions has remained unexpectedly quiet: Yemen’s Houthi movement.

Over the past few years, the Houthis established themselves as a disruptive global force, launching a sustained campaign against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and firing ballistic missiles toward Israeli territory. However, as their primary military and ideological partner in Tehran faces direct existential threats, the group has refrained from opening a major retaliatory front.