Iranian and Hezbollah military leaders are supporting the Houthis in Yemen To intensify attacks by Tehran-backed terrorist organizations According to reports citing regional and Iranian sources, on a transport ship crossing the Red Sea.
Iran has stepped up arms supplies to the Houthis, who were labeled terrorists by U.S. officials on Wednesday, reportedly shipping advanced drones along with anti-ship cruise missiles, precision-strike ballistic missiles and intermediate-range missiles. said the person.
Members of both Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran-backed Hezbollah helped train the Houthis in Yemen, helped assemble missile parts smuggled into the country and oversaw military operations, former Yemeni military officials say. It has also been seen where they are.
An Iranian insider said: “The Revolutionary Guards are supporting the Houthis with military training on the latest weapons.”
“A group of Houthi fighters were in Iran last month and trained at Revolutionary Guards bases in central Iran to familiarize themselves with the use of new technology and missiles.”
The Houthi Islamic militants, who control much of Yemen, have been heading to the Red Sea since October 7 after Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists massacred 1,200 people in Israel and triggered an invasion of Gaza. has strengthened its attacks.
The Houthis, who have pledged support for the terrorist organization Hamas, are targeting dozens of ships bound for Israeli ports and under the control of Middle East allies, including the United States, in retaliation for the ongoing bombing of Gaza. .
According to sources, Revolutionary Guards leaders and advisers are also working with the Houthis to find out which of the large number of ships passing through the Red Sea are bound for Israel or have ties to Israel. It is said to provide data and information about the sect.
“Political decisions are made in Tehran, controlled by Hezbollah and based in Yemen by the Houthis,” said a senior regional source with expertise in Iran.
Attacks in the Red Sea destabilized vital shipping routes. accounts for approximately 15% It is the center of world trade and plays an important role in connecting Asia and Europe.
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, terrorist attacks targeting ships crossing the Red Sea have increased shipping costs by more than 600%.
Analysts say the Red Sea attack is not only a way for Iran to flex its network of Shiite militants to project its influence across the region, but also how expensive the Gaza war will be for the West. He said it was also to demonstrate the potential impact on the Middle East if fighting broke out. It continues to escalate.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Qanani has repeatedly denied that Iran played any role in the Houthi offensive in the Red Sea.
But Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei lavished praise on the terrorist group's series of Red Sea attacks and said he prayed for them to continue “until victory.”
The United States has launched at least six attacks targeting Houthi-affiliated sites in Yemen since last week.
But President Biden acknowledged Thursday that the latest strike was unlikely to stop the Houthis from attacking ships in the Red Sea.
Comes with post wire.
