IRAN REPORTEDLY EXPANDS IRGC ROLE IN YEMEN

Описание: IRAN REPORTEDLY EXPANDS IRGC ROLE IN YEMEN

IRAN HAS REPORTEDLY SENT SENIOR ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS OFFICERS INTO YEMEN TO SUPPORT THE HOUTHIS AS THEY EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS ALONG THE RED SEA COAST. SOURCES CITED BY REUTERS SAY IRGC COMMANDERS HAVE HELPED GUIDE HOUTHI MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE RECENT ADVANCE TOWARD THE STRATEGIC PORT OF MOKHA.

THE DEVELOPMENT COULD INCREASE THE THREAT TO SHIPPING AROUND THE BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT, ONE OF THE WORLD’S KEY MARITIME CHOKEPOINTS LINKING THE RED SEA WITH THE GULF OF ADEN. IRAN DENIES DIRECTLY DIRECTING HOUTHI MILITARY OPERATIONS, WHILE THE REPORTED IRGC INVOLVEMENT COULD FURTHER ESCALATE REGIONAL TENSIONS.

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