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The Houthi Strategy to Break Saudi Resolve

Why have the Houthis chosen to escalate now, and what do they hope to accomplish by bringing the confrontation directly to Saudi soil?

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Fatima Abo Alasrar
Oct 20, 2026

If you have been reading my work on the so-called Axis of Resistance and the patterns I have been uncovering in this movement, the Houthis’ choice and timing of their escalation becomes clear.

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