Playing Twister with the Houthis

The U.S., after initially downplaying the Houthi threat, is now in the ring, trading blows with them.

credit: Houthi Media Center

We are seeing some pretty scary moves between the US and Iran, with Iran moving a warship to the Red Sea amid rising tensions in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.

The latest flashpoint stems from tensions between the U.S. and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. The Houthis are targeting Israeli-based ships or boats headed to Israel t…