Iran's help transformed Houthis into potent military force: UN experts

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Yemen's Houthi rebels have been transformed from a local armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organisation with support from Iran, Iraqi armed groups, Lebanon's Hezbollah militants and others, UN experts said in a new report.

To support Iranian-backed Hamas militants, whose surprise attacks in southern Israel on Oct 7, 2023, sparked the war in Gaza, the Houthis have been attacking vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, disrupting global shipping in a key geopolitical area.

The Iranian-backed Houthis have exploited the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and worked to enhance their status in Iran's self-described Axis of Resistance to gain popularity in the region and beyond, the experts monitoring sanctions against the Houthis said in the 537-page report to the UN Security Council.

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Category: BusinessFinance

Markets: IndiaBelgiumEgyptEthiopiaIraqIsraelLebanonMaliSomaliaSwitzerlandUnited KingdomYemen

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Published On: 2024-11-03 @ 23:37:57 (1 days ago)

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