Iran’s Hybrid War, in Tehran’s Own Words: Not One Front and Not One Tool, per an Adviser to the Parliament Speake

With Hamas and Hezbollah battered, Tehran is rebuilding its proxy network through the Houthis and Iraq's militias — Houthi emissaries have worked inside Iraqi-run operations rooms, sources told the AP. An adviser to Iran's parliament speaker calls it a hybrid war: not one front, not one tool. Saudi Arabia now sits between them, its reliance on the Bab al-Mandeb up eightfold as Houthi offensives push near the strait.