Escalation options for Yemen’s Huthi are limited

Significance Following those strikes, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the group had launched 197 attacks against international shipping since the Gaza war began in October 2023. The Huthis continue to link their maritime attacks explicitly to ending the Gaza war and have threatened to extend them to the Mediterranean. Impacts Huthi attacks will not drop to levels needed to lower insurance rates and convince risk-averse shippers to return to old routes. Huthi attacks will give the group a long-term boost in popularity among Arab publics. The Aden-based government will leverage Huthi attacks to push for more international military and economic support.