The Ideology Machine

The Ideology Machine

The Red Death: Iran-backed Houthis Prepare for a Ground War in Yemen.

Iran-backed Houthis spent months converting northern Yemen's entire civilian infrastructure into a conscription apparatus. The force they built is for a war no one is planning for yet.

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Fatima Abo Alasrar
Mar 08, 2026
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On March 6, 2026, as American and Israeli strikes hit Iran for the seventh consecutive day, thousands of Yemenis filled Saba’in Square in Sana’a. They waved Iranian flags. They chanted “Allahu Akbar …

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