據伊朗媒體Fars News：伊朗議會議長：在德黑蘭的條件得到滿足之前，霍爾木茲海峽將保持關閉。

Yasmin el-Yani, executive director of knowledge production at a Sanaa-based think tank, said military options against the Houthis are limited because most fighting is taking place in hard-to-access mountainous terrain. She identified the high ground in Kahbub as a current focal point and warned that once those areas are fully under Houthi control expelling them would be very difficult. Controlling elevated terrain gives the Houthis a marked tactical advantage—enabling withdrawal from coastal areas into the mountains and possible re-emergence—making containment more realistic than outright military defeat for now.

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