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I see them as grizzled underdogs in this era, remaining a global minority and historically repressed. There are signs of Shia and Sunnis tolerating or allying with each other, however fragile it is and should be concerning for westerner who wish to push the factions against each other. Afghanistan has a embassy in Iran with Taliban diplomats. These factions may go back to fighting but they may wait to get rid of existential threats to their collective existence before hand. Regardless Houthis are Shia and they've got plenty of moxie, it's not whether or not the clerics come Muhammad's line or are elected but rather size of the fight in the dogs inside of those clerics that really matters.