Houthis vs Iran: Who Controls Bab el-Mandeb?

Most analysis asks who is stronger. Warlord Intel asks who has leverage.

Short answer

The Houthis cannot defeat the coalition — but they can outlast it. The shipping market reprices long before the firing stops, and Cape reroutes become the new normal for months.

Key actors

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