Thread by @_AhmedQuraishi

#Biden administration allows #Houthis to conduct international financial transactions for one month (until Feb. 26). A temporary relief from terror designation, and likely a goodwill gesture toward #Iran./1

#HouthiTerrorismInYemen

https://twitter.com/SGhasseminejad/status/1353793306245935105?s=19

Without a political or military settlement, #Houthi takeover of #Yemen will continue to be seen in the region as a first step toward destabilizing #Gulf states, & a threat to energy+economic security, linked to the larger debate on future peace vision vs. extremism in Mideast /2

For all the operational mistakes of the #Yemen govt in exile & its #Gulf backers, #Iran's role in prolonging the war by supporting a proxy is the key. It's not dissimilar to how Tehran prolonged the #Afghanistan civil war in 1990s. /3

#Yemen & #JCPOA: Yemen is now linked to the larger #Iran-#US-West crisis. The war will persist bcz #Houthis are now a negotiation card for Iran in its larger dialogue with the West & Gulf on its nuclear/ballistic programs, & regional role. /4

Politics, Not Sect, Will Decide The Strategic Conflict of #Yemen | Ahmed Quraishi | Hilal Magazine, 2015. #Pakistan /5

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