Houthis positioned as the 'most lethal non-state actor' in the Middle East: expert | ABC NEWS
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Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have captured more key islands in the Red Sea in an effort to disrupt international trade and cripple Saudi Arabia's oil exports. Former US special envoy to Yemen Timothy Lenderking says instability across the Middle East has handed the Houthis an opportunity to seize more territory and assert their power as the most 'lethal non-state actor' in the Middle East. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-14/houthi-group-seize-more-key-islands-in-red-sea/107152502 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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