{"id":5711,"date":"2026-03-28T03:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/houthis-warn-fingers-on-the-trigger-as-us-israel-war-on-iran-continues\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T03:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:36:01","slug":"houthis-warn-fingers-on-the-trigger-as-us-israel-war-on-iran-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/houthis-warn-fingers-on-the-trigger-as-us-israel-war-on-iran-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthis warn \u2018fingers on the trigger\u2019 as US-Israel war on Iran continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>The Iran-aligned Yemeni group have the ability to target key shipping lanes around the Arabian Peninsula.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Yemen\u2019s Iran-allied <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/27\/yemenis-fear-economic-consequences-of-being-dragged-into-us-iran-conflict\">Houthis<\/a> say they are prepared to intervene \u2060militarily if \u2060other countries join the United States and Israel in their war against Iran, or if the Red Sea is used to launch attacks on their ally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe confirm that our fingers are on the trigger for direct military intervention\u201d if any new alliances join Washington and Israel against Iran and its \u2060allies, or if the Red Sea is used for \u201chostile operations\u201d against Iran, the group\u2019s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised speech on Friday.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/26\/tehran-issues-warning-to-regional-neighbour-if-iranian-island-occupied\">Tehran issues warning to regional neighbour if Iranian island occupied<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/27\/yemenis-fear-economic-consequences-of-being-dragged-into-us-iran-conflict\">Yemenis fear economic consequences of being dragged into US-Iran conflict<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2026\/3\/27\/saudi-uae-iraq-can-three-pipelines-help-oil-escape-strait-of-hormuz\">Saudi, UAE, Iraq: Can three pipelines help oil escape Strait of Hormuz?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Saree also said the Houthis were prepared to act if what he called the escalation against Iran and the \u201caxis of resistance\u201d continued, \u200cbut did not say what form any intervention would take.<\/p>\n<p>The warning raises the prospect of a broader regional war, particularly given the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/inside-story\/2026\/3\/22\/will-the-houthis-join-iran-in-war-against-israel-and-the-us\">Houthis\u2019 ability to strike targets<\/a> far beyond Yemen and disrupt shipping lanes around the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>The Yemeni rebel group has controlled the capital Sanaa and much of the country\u2019s northwest since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, the Houthis targeted vessels in the Red Sea and carried out drone and missile attacks against Israel, saying that they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians under fire in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and the US have regularly struck the war-torn country, targeting civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings and the main international airport, while killing dozens at a time.<\/p>\n<p>But in May, the Houthis and the US\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/5\/7\/yemens-houthis-say-attacks-on-israel-not-in-ceasefire-deal-in-any-way\">agreed to<\/a>\u00a0a truce, which included a Houthi agreement to stop attacks on US shipping in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The group later stopped attacks on Israel and Israeli-linked shipping after the October Gaza ceasefire deal.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech on Friday, Saree also said the group would not allow the Red Sea to be used to carry out \u201chostile operations\u201d against Iran or any Muslim country.<\/p>\n<p>He \u2060warned against any further tightening of what he described as \u201cthe blockade on Yemen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Saree called for an immediate halt to \u2060US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the Palestinian territory, Lebanon and Iraq.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iran-aligned Yemeni group have the ability to target key shipping lanes around the Arabian Peninsula. 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