A Houthi source told Newsweek that any attack on Iran "will drag the entire region into the abyss of war" amid escalation tension.

The Houthi group threatened “effective” strikes against Israel on Wednesday, following an Israeli naval attack against the Al-Hudaydah Port in western Yemen.

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