How Houthis rose to power and took on US, Israel and Saudi Arabia

Their founder was killed. Years of military intervention failed to remove them. Now the Houthis can disrupt shipping along one of the world’s most important trade routes.
RT’s Marina Kosareva traces their rise from a religious and political movement in northern Yemen to a regional military force. From Yemen’s ties with Washington and the Arab Spring to Saudi intervention, the Gaza war and Red Sea shipping attacks, this report examines how the conflict expanded—and why Bab al-Mandab is back at the center of the standoff.