The Houthis in Yemen warn “our fingers are on the trigger for direct military intervention” if attacks on Iran and its proxies continue, and threaten to attack Gulf Arab countries if they join. The Houthi’s Military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said what would prompt their ny additional countries joining the war, the use of the Red Sea for attacks against Iran and its proxies, or “the continuation of the escalation against the Islamic Republic and the Axis of Jihad and Resistance.” Saree added, “We affirm that our military operations target the Israeli and American enemy, and do not target any Muslim people,” a similar claim made by the Iranian regime to justify its attacks on the Gulf.