A crowd of participants at the third edition of the conference titled "Palestine is a Central Issue of the Nation," organized by the Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which they control, on March 22, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Huwais/AFP)
The news spread quickly across social media. On Thursday, April 3, the British daily The Telegraph published an article titled “Iran Abandons the Houthis Under Relentless U.S. Bombardment.” The development, if confirmed, would be as unexpected as it is significant, given Washington’s recent deployment of military reinforcements to pressure Tehran. The United States also launched a wave of airstrikes on Yemeni rebels starting March 15.Many observers expressed skepticism about the statements in the article, attributed to an unnamed senior Iranian official. But on Friday, Iranian state media announced a phone call between President Massoud Pezeshkian and Houthi leaders.“It’s very likely this is an Iranian messaging strategy relying on ‘plausible deniability,’ aimed at presenting Iran as a ‘reasonable’ actor to push the U.S. toward...
The news spread quickly across social media. On Thursday, April 3, the British daily The Telegraph published an article titled “Iran Abandons the Houthis Under Relentless U.S. Bombardment.” The development, if confirmed, would be as unexpected as it is significant, given Washington’s recent deployment of military reinforcements to pressure Tehran. The United States also launched a wave of airstrikes on Yemeni rebels starting March 15.Many observers expressed skepticism about the statements in the article, attributed to an unnamed senior Iranian official. But on Friday, Iranian state media announced a phone call between President Massoud Pezeshkian and Houthi leaders.“It’s very likely this is an Iranian messaging strategy relying on ‘plausible deniability,’ aimed at presenting Iran as a ‘reasonable’ actor to push the...
