American magazine: Trump used force against the Houthis ineffectively and without a clear strategy.

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Arabian Sea - Yemen - Follow-ups: The American magazine Foreign Policy stated in an analytical report that former President Donald Trump used military force against the Houthis in a limited and ineffective manner, which allowed their threats to continue and their attacks in the Red Sea and beyond to escalate. The report added that the American airstrikes did not weaken the Houthis' military capabilities, nor did they achieve tangible progress in protecting the security of navigation or securing Washington's allies from missile and drone attacks. It explained that the American military operations in Yemen were limited to symbolic steps that did not have a real impact on the ground, which was evident in the continuation of the navigation crisis and the Houthi attacks. The analysis indicated that Iran still views Yemen as part of its regional influence network, despite the Israeli and American strikes that targeted its sites and nuclear facilities. According to the magazine, Tehran is not about to back down from its support for the Houthis or its other proxies, whom Washington and Arab capitals classify as a source of instability. The report affirmed that supporting the Houthis is a non-negotiable issue for Iran, just like its nuclear program and missile arsenal, which deepens the regional crisis and hinders any serious diplomatic path. It concluded that the Iranian regime sees its intervention in Yemen and elsewhere as part of a strategy of deterrence and refusal to surrender to Western pressure, within the framework of a broader game of competition with the United States and its allies.