In what has become a weekly occurrence in recent months, Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi Arabia with kamikaze drones on Monday night. The Houthis told Iranian media about the attack; a form of bragging designed to show your skills to Tehran-based IRGC managers.
According to the Tasnim News Agency, Yahya Sari, the spokesman for the “Yemen Armed Forces” Houthi, announced the operation of drones for military purposes at Abuha Airport and at King Khalid Air Force Base in Khamis Mushait. “He announced that the operation was carried out with three Kasef K2 UAVs and the operation was very accurate,” notes the report. “This operation was carried out to legitimately defend the crimes of the aggressors and to continue the siege on our country,” said the Houthis. The Houthis are trying to get Yemen out of the Saudi-backed government. Riyadh intervened there in 2015.
Israel and other countries are concerned that Iran will establish itself in Yemen, which could threaten the Red Sea and the Bab al-Manbad strait between Yemen and Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. Iran reportedly has drones that it can supply, or has provided, to Yemen, which can fly 2,000 km away to reach Israel. Iran has increased the capabilities of the Houthi with technical know-how for air defense, ballistic missiles and drones.
Saudi Arabia is supporting hard-pressed Yemeni fighters in Marib. The Houthis can take the city, but the United States wants a peace deal. The last U.S. government put the Houthis on a list of terrorists for a week before leaving office, while the Biden government removed them.
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