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Trump on Yemen:
Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us.
They let us know they don't want us to go after them.
They are letting most ships go through.
Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us.
They let us know they don't want us to go after them.
They are letting most ships go through.
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Who is actually backing who in Yemen right now?
To be honest, Houthi support among locals is way more complicated than it looks on the news.
Even though they hold areas where nearly 80% of the population lives, that doesn't mean everyone there is an ideological fan.
If you look at local polls, their actual political approval is pretty low, somewhere around 10%, mostly due to the terrible economic situation and their heavy-handed rule.
But interestingly, their recent actions in the Red Sea and stance on Palestine gave them a massive popularity boost, even among people who usually hate them.
When it comes to the Sunni-Shia divide, it’s not just a simple black-and-white religious war. Sunnis in the south are fiercely anti-Houthi, both for sectarian reasons and because they want independence from northern rule.
On the flip side, many Sunnis in the north actually fight alongside the Houthis or tolerate them, mostly just to survive or because they share common tribal rivals.
Historically, Yemen's Zaydi Shia branch is culturally very close to Sunnis anyway, and they used to pray in the same mosques without any issues. So at the end of the day, most Sunnis do oppose the Houthi political model, but practical survival and regional politics often override religious differences on the ground.
To be honest, Houthi support among locals is way more complicated than it looks on the news.
Even though they hold areas where nearly 80% of the population lives, that doesn't mean everyone there is an ideological fan.
If you look at local polls, their actual political approval is pretty low, somewhere around 10%, mostly due to the terrible economic situation and their heavy-handed rule.
But interestingly, their recent actions in the Red Sea and stance on Palestine gave them a massive popularity boost, even among people who usually hate them.
When it comes to the Sunni-Shia divide, it’s not just a simple black-and-white religious war. Sunnis in the south are fiercely anti-Houthi, both for sectarian reasons and because they want independence from northern rule.
On the flip side, many Sunnis in the north actually fight alongside the Houthis or tolerate them, mostly just to survive or because they share common tribal rivals.
Historically, Yemen's Zaydi Shia branch is culturally very close to Sunnis anyway, and they used to pray in the same mosques without any issues. So at the end of the day, most Sunnis do oppose the Houthi political model, but practical survival and regional politics often override religious differences on the ground.
