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Tribal gunmen loyal to the Shi’ite Houthi movement shout slogans and hold weapons during a gathering in Sana’’a, Yemen, on 4 February 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)


Opinion: Iran and the Yemeni Hornet’s Nest

Opinion: Iran and the Yemeni Hornet’s Nest

Until a few weeks ago, Yemen hardly featured in the Iranian political landscape. Now, however, it gets top billing as the latest nation to embrace the Khomeinist ideology. “The people of Yemen have joined Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon in a common struggle for...
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A member of the southern tribal militia loyal to Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi carries a RPG-7 during clashes in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, on March 19, 2015. (EPA/STR)


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Shi’ite militia fighters walk along the frontline just outside Kirkuk, Iraq on February 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)


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Libyan Dawn fighters search for ISIS militant positions during a patrol near Sirte on March 17, 2015. (Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)


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Visitors at the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, on March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)