Iran and the US
Burcu Ozcelik, a senior fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) also notes on X: “The Houthi factor was always a question of when, not if. They remain a significant lever for Iran, but they will make their own calculations on how far to take escalation. “The more serious threshold would be renewed disruption in the Red Sea, with wider international consequences - and possibly pressure on the UK and other states to join the counter-Houthi effort alongside the US.”
