{
  "id": 480022,
  "title": "Houthis seek Hezbollah-like role with plan to escalate Yemen conflict in support of Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/houthis-seek-hezbollah-like-role-with-plan-to-escalate-yemen-conflict-480022",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T14:18:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/10/houthis-seek-hezbollah-like-role-with-plan-to-escalate-yemen-conflict-in-support-of-iran/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Houthi militants are planning to escalate the conflict in Yemen and regionalise it in support of their main patron, Iran, and their long-term strategic goals, sources told The National on Monday. The Yemeni rebels, who for more than a decade have controlled the only Arab capital outside the hands of a recognised government, have said publicly their latest attacks on Saudi Arabia, the Bab Al…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}