Philipp Dienstbier from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation analyzes the threat posed by the Houthi militia
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The Houthi militia already controls northern Yemen and is now expanding its military operations to the Red Sea coastal regions.
The crisis in the Middle East is expanding: the Houthi militia controls northern Yemen and has now advanced against government troops along the Red Sea coast. Philipp Dienstbier, head of the Gulf States regional program of the CDU-affiliated Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Amman, Jordan, explains the threat situation.
DIE ZEIT: Mr. Dienstbier, the Iran conflict in the Persian Gulf has been joined by a crisis on the Red Sea: The Houthi militia in Yemen has begun an offensive against the country's government troops. Does the militia now control the important Bab al-Mandab strait?
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