The Houthi rebels are a Yemen-based Islamic terror organization that call themselves “Ansar Allah” or “supporters of God.” Like Hamas and Hezbollah, this rebel group receives financial backing and support directly from Iran.

The Houthi flag and official emblem both list the group’s five guiding principles in order of importance, leaving no doubt about their intentions:

1. Allah is the Greatest.

2. Death to America.

3. Death to Israel.

4. Curse the Jews.

5. Victory to Islam.

These flags are flown at all official events and are displayed proudly at the funerals of fallen terrorists. The slogan is chanted with vigor at public events, and it matches the intentions of Hezbollah, Hamas, and their terror puppeteer, Iran: Eliminate America, eliminate Israel, and kill all Jews.

The U.S. military has repeatedly captured arms shipments containing guns, rockets, and even chemical weapons being shipped from Iran to the Houthi rebels. The Houthis used those weapons to fire on two U.S. military helicopters in the Red Sea.

When Joe Biden ran for president, he vowed to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the failed “Iran Deal” negotiated while Biden served as Barack Obama’s vice president. But Biden’s actions have only resulted in empowering the tyrants of Tehran.

• January 2021: Iran began enriching uranium to 20% purity.

• April 2021: Iran increased enrichment to 60% purity.

• August 2021: Iran began producing uranium metal, used to make nuclear weapon cores.

• Throughout 2022: Iran increased installation of advanced centrifuges, prevented international inspection of nuclear plants, and began construction of an underground nuclear facility immune to American or Israeli bombs.

• October 2022: Iran helped train, arm, finance, and plan the deadly Oct. 7 massacre of innocent Israelis and kidnapping of several Americans.

In fact, Iran has guided its terror proxies to attack U.S. troops on more than 196 separate occasions since Joe Biden took the Oval Office. Of those attacks, 118 have taken place since the Oct. 7 massacre.

Testifying before Congress last fall, Richard Goldberg, senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said this “overwhelming evidence” leads to an undeniable conclusion: “America is paying Iran’s extortion racket, ceding to Tehran nuclear threshold status just to avoid making tough decisions” before the upcoming presidential election.

Rather than defend America’s interests and our great ally Israel, Biden has seemingly worked at every turn to enable Iran. Biden gave Iran the largest ransom in history, giving the terror regime 6 billion dollars for five American hostages while also ending oil sanctions against the country. The sanctions waiver alone has reportedly added another 80 billion to Iran’s coffers.

Just weeks later, Iran used those funds to plan, equip, and train Hamas for the Oct. 7 massacre. And now those funds are being used by Houthis to attack American military personnel.

Joe Biden’s weak resolve is endangering Israeli AND American lives. No U.S. troops have been killed by the Houthi attacks as of this writing. But on Saturday, the Houthis fired on two U.S. helicopters in the Red Sea. And just this week, an Iranian warship entered the Red Sea.

It is only a matter of time before Iran or one of its proxies take an American life. And, thanks to Biden’s lack of resolve, it is now only a matter of time before Iran can complete nuclear bombs capable of wiping Israel off the map.

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Source:

Goldberg, Richard. “A Dangerous Strategy: Examining the Biden Administration’s Failures on Iran.” FDD, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, September 13, 2023. Fdd.org/analysis/2023/09/13/a-dangerous-strategy-examining-the-biden-administrations-failures-on-iran/.

Holliday, Shelby. “The Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels Attacking Israeli and U.S. Targets.” Wall Street Journal. Accessed January 2, 2024. Wsj.com/video/series/shelby-holliday/the-iran-backed-houthi-rebels-attacking-israeli-and-us-targets/B45AAE85-96CA-4097-BF2A-43597A275E0E.

‌“US Navy Helicopters Fire at Yemen’s Houthi Rebels and Kill Several in Latest Red Sea Shipping Attack.” AP News, December 31, 2023. Apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-red-sea-shipping-centcom-us-bb70acea5062a9952a5b983ecc047863.