Why U.S. Bombs Are Falling in Yemen
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The Houthis in Yemen
The end of Iran's monarchy came early today, when homani's followers took control of the palace of the Shah. The group that would later be known as the Houthis live right up against the Saudi border in a mountainous area. They are neither Sunni nor Shia, but they are clasped in with the Shia. And the Saudis, fearing that the Houthis pose a threat to them, because they see them as potentially siding with Iran, start to step up their efforts to promote their own Saudi version of Islam there.
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