I think you said it well. The threat posed by the Houthis in the Red Sea is very serious and will remain there for the long term. That threat is the direct result of Iran’s support of the Houthis. The various capabilities that the Houthis use in the Red Sea, such as drones, underwater drones, ground-to-sea missiles, amphibious assault teams, naval mines, come overwhelmingly from Iran. Without Iranian support, the Houthis would not have these capabilities.
The Houthis’ goal is to emerge as the internationally recognized government of Yemen, which is not the case at present, since there is another government that is internationally recognized. The problem is that this government is weak, corrupt and fragmented. De facto, the Houthis have won Yemen’s civil war. That’s bad news, but it’s the reality. Today, the United States, despite its efforts to counter Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, has an extremely limited number of options to stop them.
Therefore, it’s a threat in the Red Sea that we’ll have to deal with in the long term.