Who are the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels?

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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have intensified attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and shipping in the Red Sea, pressuring global oil prices and increasing Iranian influence amid the conflict with the United States. The Yemeni government's forces have offered minimal resistance.

For more than a month, the Houthis have been striking Saudi oil infrastructure and shipping in the Red Sea, stepping up pressure on global oil prices and boosting Iran’s leverage in its war with the United States. The Houthi advances have seemed to come with little resistance from Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.