What they do but they are ultimately independent. They are not a proxy, they are an ally of iran. I think if iran is to say to the houthis, you need to stop your attacks and here is why, the houthis would probably listen to them. They wouldnt necessarily obey but they would certainly listen to them because the houthis depend on iran for military support, just as israel depends on the united states for military support. Iran has been quite a clever Puppet Master, and incredibly annoying one for the West Stand for its allies but it has been quite a clever Puppet Master in the sense that it calibrates just how much it is going to push people and then stopped short of open warfare. So, for example, hezbollah, its ally in lebanon, has been harassing the israelis on the northern border. It has forced over 80,000 israeli citizens to move south of the