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Houthis claim joint retaliation with Iran's IRGC against Israel being prepared

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 22:27
Houthis claim joint retaliation with Iran's IRGC against Israel being prepared

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TL;DR

Yemen's Houthi movement claims it is preparing a joint retaliation against Israel alongside Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to a single-source report. The statement escalates the cross-front coordination between the Tehran-backed groups, but no timing or operational details have been disclosed.

01 · THE DISPATCH

The Houthi movement in Yemen has claimed it is preparing a coordinated retaliatory strike against Israel together with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a brief statement published on its affiliated the source on Sunday evening. The claim, reported by a single source, comes at a time of heightened multi-front tensions between Israel and the Iranian-backed axis.

The statement lacks specifics on timing, targets, or operational method, and has not been independently verified. It builds on weeks of escalating rhetoric: as The Zioneer has previously reported, IRGC-linked media stated earlier this month that Iran was ready to strike Tel Aviv, while Israeli security sources have signaled readiness for multiple-missile salvos from Yemen rather than single launches.

The Houthis themselves claimed a missile launch toward Israel earlier on Sunday and released footage of the morning launch, as The Zioneer reported at 19:46. The joint retaliation claim marks a further escalation in declared coordination between Yemen and Iran, though whether it reflects actual operational planning or signaling remains unconfirmed from a single source.

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