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To Stop the Houthis, Put Direct Pressure on Iran
American bombs can’t deter the Yemeni terrorists.
Reuel Marc Gerecht
Reuel Marc Gerecht is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former case officer in the CIA with responsibility for Iranian recruitments.
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Push back.