Houthis Backed By Iran ’s Proxies Curtail Attacks On American Bases In Iraq And Syria
Iranian support has boosted the military prowess of yemen’s houthi rebels, helping them project force into the red sea Airstrikes ordered by president donald trump. Iran has been a key supporter of the houthi movement in yemen, providing military, financial, and logistical support, despite both iran and the houthis denying the scale of assistance for years
Houthis still conducting attacks but need to ask how much of capability
The relationship dates back to the 1990s, when houthi leaders received religious training in iran That’s likely because tehran wants to avoid sanctions for violating a united. By 2009, iran began offering more direct support.
After a houthi drone killed an israeli citizen and wounded several others in tel aviv on july 19, the houthis quickly announced that iran only learned of the attack after the fact in an attempt.
The houthis are a yemeni militia group named after their founder hussein badreddin al houthi Their official name is ansarallah, and they have about 20,000 fighters. Yemen, located at the southern edge of. One of the most critical dimensions of the iran houthi alliance is tehran’s sustained military support, which has transformed the houthis from a tribal militia into a capable armed force
This support includes the transfer of advanced weaponry, missile technology, and combat training—much of it attributed to iran’s islamic revolutionary. Hezbollah was once considered iran's first line of defence against israeli attacks, but israel's retaliatory strikes against the group last year killed its political and. The network that iran calls the “axis of resistance” includes hamas, hezbollah, the syrian government, the houthis of yemen and armed groups in syria and iraq. Iran long has armed the houthis, who are members of islam’s minority shiite zaydi sect, which ruled yemen for 1,000 years until 1962
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Tehran routinely denies arming the rebels, despite physical evidence, numerous seizures and experts tying the weapons back to iran
Houthis still conducting attacks but need to ask how much of capability
US intelligence assesses Houthis in Yemen in talks to provide weapons
Iran’s Proxies Curtail Attacks on American Bases in Iraq and Syria
