There are several confirmed sources that indicate that Iran is supplying the Houthi rebels in Yemen with missiles and other weapons. Here are some of them:
- **DIA report**: The Defense Intelligence Agency released an unclassified report in February 2024 that provides a comparative analysis of publicly available images of Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles to those displayed and employed by Houthi forces in Yemen. The report states that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) has been providing the Houthis with a growing arsenal of sophisticated weapons and training since 2014⁴.
- **UK evidence**: Britain presented evidence in January 2024 that Iran is supplying advanced weapons to the Houthis, after finding images of tests conducted at the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran on the hard drive of an unmanned aircraft seized by the Royal Navy⁶.
- **U.S. Navy admiral**: Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, said in an interview with CBS News in February 2024 that Iran has been resupplying, advising, and providing target information to the Houthis for a decade. He said that the Houthis have been using anti-ship ballistic missiles that have never been used in a conflict before⁵.
These sources show that Iran is enabling the Houthi attacks across the Middle East, threatening freedom of navigation and international commerce in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. 🚢🚀
Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/8/2024
(1) DIA report confirms the Houthis’ use of Iranian missiles and unmanned ....
https://www.dia.mil/News-Features/Ar...ed-aerial-veh/.
(2) UK Presents Evidence Linking Iran in Houthi Weapon Supply.
https://www.voanews.com/a/uk-present...y/6961928.html.
(3) U.S. Navy three-star admiral discusses the mission to stop Houthi Red ....
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houthi-...se-60-minutes/.
(4) Iranian, Houthi naval attacks escalate.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...te/ar-BB1juWmG.
(5) Houthi missile kills 3 sailors in Gulf of Aden.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...en/ar-BB1jv9q6.
(6) Houthi missile attack kills 3 crew members in Yemen rebels' first fatal assault on shipping.
https://abcnews.go.com/International...uthi-107829276.
(7) undefined.
https://www.dia.mil/Military-Power-Publications.