The Houthis on Friday warned that if three lines are crossed by the U.S., Israel or other Middle East countries, they will join the Iran war and fight back.
The Yemen-based group backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released five points, issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces, regarding the conflict. They include demands for a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Iran and a "cessation of aggression against Muslim countries in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, and Iraq, and the lifting of the unjust siege on Yemen."
"We affirm that our fingers are on the trigger for direct military intervention in any of the following cases," the Houthis said in their fourth point.
This point lays out three red lines that they warn must not be crossed. The first urges Middle Eastern countries against allying with the U.S. and Israel in their joint attacks on Iran.
Second, they warn against the "use of the Red Sea to carry out hostile operations by America and Israel against the Islamic Republic of Iran and against any Muslim country, which we will not allow."
Third is the "continuation of the escalation against the Islamic Republic and the Axis of Jihad and Resistance, as dictated by the theater of military operations."
The Houthis' other points call for humanitarian aid and "the legitimate rights" toward the Palestinian people, and warn "against any unjust measures aimed at tightening the siege on the Yemeni people."
"We affirm that our military operations only target the Israeli and American enemy to thwart the Zionist scheme and do not target any Muslim people,"
the statement concludes.
The warning comes after Iran threatened to attack vessels attempting to pass through a key Red Sea strait amid the Strait of Hormuz's closure. Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz shortly after the conflict began, resulting in skyrocketing oil and fuel prices.
The Houthis also warned they would enter the conflict if vessels tried to pass the Bab el-Mandeb strait. The strait is located 1,200 miles off the Strait of Hormuz and sits between Yemen and Djibouti.
President Trump designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization shortly after he returned to the White House in January 2025.
Violence has erupted in Bab el-Maneb, which is responsible for 10 percent of seaborne trade. The Houthis fired anti-ship missiles at U.S. Navy vessels in Bab el-Maneb in 2023 and 2024.
The U.S. and Iran have offered proposals to end the conflict; however, Iran rejected the U.S.'s 15-point peace plan in favor of its own plan. The Iranian plan requests an end to all hostilities, a halt to strikes killing Iranian officials, and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.