As mediators push a 45‑day truce plan, Tehran has slammed the door, while its Yemeni allies light up a new front. Hours after senior Houthi leader Mohammed Ali al‑Houthi told CNN they would “honour” a Red Sea ceasefire if Washington does too, Houthi forces joined Iran and Hezbollah in a joint drone‑and‑missile barrage on southern Israel, claiming “precise” hits. Meanwhile, Iran’s Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed the U.S. 15‑point proposal as “excessive, unreasonable and illogical” and warned Tehran wants guarantees that war cannot simply restart. With Bab al‑Mandab and Hormuz in play, is a wider regional explosion next?
