⚓ IRAN READIES HOUTHI SHIPPING THREAT AND TARGETS SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE
⚓ IRAN INSTRUCTS HOUTHIS TO PREPARE BAB EL-MANDEB CLOSURE: Reuters reported that Iran instructed the Houthis to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure.
A source close to the Houthis said the terrorist organization has completed preparations to target shipping, including deploying missiles and drones around the strategic waterway. IRGC representatives already operating in Yemen would reportedly control the final decision on when to initiate the closure.
The Houthis have not yet acted and are reportedly waiting for what they consider the “right moment.” The Telegraph described the preparations as part of a broader Iranian strategy to increase pressure on the United States and its allies.
Closing Bab el-Mandeb while Hormuz remains severely restricted could force commercial vessels to reroute around Africa, disrupt the Middle East’s primary oil-export routes and threaten the Saudi East-West pipeline carrying diverted Gulf oil to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.
Two regional sources close to the Saudi leadership told Reuters that Riyadh is taking the Iranian and Houthi threats “very seriously.” They said the Houthis are coordinating closely with Iran over their Red Sea activities.
⚠️ HOUTHIS THREATEN SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE: Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned that Saudi oil infrastructure and other vital facilities would become missile targets if Riyadh joins a large-scale attack against Yemen.
Al-Houthi stated: “Saudi Arabia’s role in cooperating with America, Israel, and Britain to undermine any unified and unified position of the Ummah is now completely clear and well-known. Saudi Arabia’s aggression against Yemen has been ongoing for years, has no legal justification, and is taking place within the framework of alignment and loyalty to America and Israel. Saudi Arabia bombed Sana'a airport in protest against lifting the siege on Yemen. They was angered by Sana'a's response to the airport bombing, even though it was a modest response. The real equation is Sana'a airport versus Riyadh airport. Saudi Arabia wants our people to live in an economic crisis, with the only way to obtain money being through treason.The option of surrender in Yemen is out of the question.”
A senior source in the Houthi Defense Ministry separately claimed that Israeli Gulfstream aircraft took off from Nevatim Air Base and operated over the Red Sea alongside Saudi forces. According to the source, the aircraft supported Saudi air defenses by gathering intelligence and tracking incoming Houthi ballistic missiles and drones after Saudi Arabia bombed Sana’a International Airport.
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