Yemen Battles Kill 81 Fighters Including 42 Houthis in Taiz and Red Sea
⚔️ YEMEN — 81 dead in one day; Houthis absorb losses the IRGC can't afford to share. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With Iranian air and naval personnel taking direct US hits, Tehran needs its proxies functional and visible. A single-day toll of 42 Houthis in two theaters — Taiz ground war and Red Sea — signals attrition is accelerating on Iran's most active proxy front. If Houthi Red Sea capacity degrades, Iran loses its secondary pressure valve on global shipping exactly when Hormuz leverage is its core bargaining chip.
