[UPDATE-Day 134-Feb 17-22:00Z] Israel-Hamas War, The Iran Threat: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

IRGC forces serving side by side Houthis in Yemen, U.S. confirms

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards forces are present in Yemen, “serving side by side” with the Houthis, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command has revealed.

In an interview with CBS published Thursday evening, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said IRGC personnel are on the ground “advising” Houthis and “providing target information”, which helps them attack commercial vessels and even US warships in the Red Sea.

With IRGC’s crucial help, the Houthis have targeted more than 40 ships in the Red Sea since October. They claim to be targeting Israeli-connected vessels only, but their operation has effectively disrupted global maritime trade, with many major operators avoiding the passage altogether and going around the southern end of Africa.

The Houthis began their attacks in mid-November after Iran’s ruler Ali Khamenei called on Muslim nations to enforce a blockade against Israel. They have continued to launch missiles and one-way drones despite several rounds of U.S./UK airstrikes on their sites. “[IRGC is] resupplying them as we sit here right now at sea,” Vice Adm. Cooper

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⚡[UPDATE-Day 134-Feb 17-22:00Z] Israel Blasts UN Official Who Called Hamas a ‘Political Movement’

⚔️ ‘I am telling Hamas, Surrender or Die!’ ⚔️