According to Western security officials, the high level meetings between senior members of the Houthi terrorist organisation and Iran illustrate the close coordination that is taking place between Iran and the Houthis over the rebel group's terrorist operations.
"There has been mounting evidence of deepening cooperation between Iran and the Houthis, especially in terms of Iran supplying the Houthis with sophisticated weapons, such as missiles and drones," a senior Western security official told the author. "The meetings that took place in January prior to the attacks on the UAE suggest the cooperation between Iran and the Houthis has increased dramatically."
At the very least, the Biden administration needs to concentrate its energies on both confronting the Houthis' terrorist network, as well as providing its Gulf allies with the protection they need to defend themselves against further attacks by the Iranian-backed rebels.
Following last month's attacks, senior UAE officials renewed calls for the Biden administration to reimpose Washington's terrorist designation against the Houthis, which was lifted soon after US President Joe Biden took office last year as a goodwill gesture to Iran.
Since then there has been a marked increase in Houthi-inspired terrorist activity.....
According to Western security officials, the high level meetings between senior members of the Houthi terrorist organisation and Iran illustrate the close coordination that is taking place between Iran and the Houthis over the rebel group's terrorist operations. Pictured: Iranian Type 358 surface-to-air missiles that were seized by the US Navy in the Arabian Sea on February 9, 2020, as they were en route from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen. (Image source: US Navy via US Department of Justice)
New evidence revealing how Houthi rebels in Yemen cooperate with their main backers in Iran has shed fresh light on how Tehran is actively directing their terrorist activities.
Iran's links with the Yemeni-based terrorist group have been under renewed scrutiny in recent weeks after the Houthis launched a series of unprovoked attacks against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last month, killing three civilians and injuring six more.
Security experts in the region have claimed that the Houthis used Iranian-made missiles to carry out last month's attacks, which targeted Abu Dhabi International Airport, as well as a major oil facility.
Now fresh evidence has emerged detailing how senior Houthi officials visited Iran shortly before the attacks took place, suggesting that Iran had a key role in helping to plan and carry out the attacks.
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