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Tim Lenderking, the former U.S. special envoy for Yemen, warned that the Houthis have evolved into an independent global security threat, no longer dependent on Iranian support to sustain their military operations.
Lenderking, who served as the U.S. special envoy from 2021 to 2025, stated that the group now possesses "homegrown indigenous capability" and acts as a "clear and very present danger" on the international stage.
The warning follows a series of deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, confirmed that Houthi strikes on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh between October 7 and 11 killed 17 people and injured 333 others.
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