Why Russia Is Supporting the Houthis
Even as they shoot missiles at Israel.
September 16, 2024
Even as they shoot missiles at Israel.
It is thanks to Iran that Yemen’s Houthi rebels possess, and have the ability to deploy, powerful missiles like the one that exploded over central Israel yesterday morning. Iran is also supplying rockets and drones to Russia, which is using them in Ukraine. These aren’t mere arms deals; Moscow has over the past several years become ever more closely aligned with both Tehran and its network of Arab proxies. Ruslan Suleymanov describes how the Kremlin came to be a patron of the Houthis:
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