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#Iran-backed Houthi militias claim to have targeted an Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Iran is flexing its terrorism muscles with an eye on the U.S. elections.
This thread focuses on Iran’s ties with the terrorist Houthi militias.
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#Iran-backed Houthi militias claim to have targeted an Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Iran is flexing its terrorism muscles with an eye on the U.S. elections.
This thread focuses on Iran’s ties with the terrorist Houthi militias.
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December 15, 2014 (showing Obama knew about this):
“Reuters has details — from Yemeni, Western and Iranian sources — of Iranian military and financial support to the Houthis before and after their takeover of Sanaa on Sept. 21.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-houthis-iran-insight-idUSKBN0JT17A20141215
December 15, 2014 (showing Obama knew about this):
“Reuters has details — from Yemeni, Western and Iranian sources — of Iranian military and financial support to the Houthis before and after their takeover of Sanaa on Sept. 21.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-houthis-iran-insight-idUSKBN0JT17A20141215
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May 27, 2015
“The Iranian leadership earlier this month ordered militants from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, along with Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, to Yemen…” https://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-intelligence-iran-sending-more-fighters-to-yemen/
May 27, 2015
“The Iranian leadership earlier this month ordered militants from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, along with Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, to Yemen…” https://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-intelligence-iran-sending-more-fighters-to-yemen/
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August 16, 2016
Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) acknowledged that missiles made in Tehran were used in Yemen by Houthi militias in cross border attacks against Saudi Arabia. https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/08/16/Iran-confesses-Houthi-rockets-made-in-Tehran-.html
August 16, 2016
Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) acknowledged that missiles made in Tehran were used in Yemen by Houthi militias in cross border attacks against Saudi Arabia. https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/08/16/Iran-confesses-Houthi-rockets-made-in-Tehran-.html
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December 1, 2016
“A newly-released report by independent research group Conflict Armament Research (CAR) ‘suggests’ that there is an arms ‘pipeline’ that extends from Iran to Somalia and Yemen.” https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/12/01/Report-Iranian-arms-sent-to-Yemen-via-Somalia-.html
December 1, 2016
“A newly-released report by independent research group Conflict Armament Research (CAR) ‘suggests’ that there is an arms ‘pipeline’ that extends from Iran to Somalia and Yemen.” https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2016/12/01/Report-Iranian-arms-sent-to-Yemen-via-Somalia-.html
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Jan 15, 2017
“Abu Mohammed, who was in charge of rocket attacks in the al-Nihm district in Yemen, made the confession after surrendering… Iranian experts & Lebanese from Hezbollah militias currently in Saada helping run secret training facilities.” https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2017/01/15/Houthi-confessions-Iran-trains-our-militias.html
Jan 15, 2017
“Abu Mohammed, who was in charge of rocket attacks in the al-Nihm district in Yemen, made the confession after surrendering… Iranian experts & Lebanese from Hezbollah militias currently in Saada helping run secret training facilities.” https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2017/01/15/Houthi-confessions-Iran-trains-our-militias.html
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February 1, 2017
“Iranian-backed Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen launched an attack on a Saudi Arabian naval vessel using suicide boats, or fast-attack craft laden with explosives.” http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-navy-iran-houthi-suicide-boat-attack-yemen-2017-2?r=US&IR=T
February 1, 2017
“Iranian-backed Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen launched an attack on a Saudi Arabian naval vessel using suicide boats, or fast-attack craft laden with explosives.” http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-navy-iran-houthi-suicide-boat-attack-yemen-2017-2?r=US&IR=T
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March 21, 2017
“A senior Iranian official said Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Qods Force - the external arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - met top IRGC officials in Tehran last month to look at ways to ‘empower’ the Houthis.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-iran-houthis/exclusive-iran-steps-up-support-for-houthis-in-yemens-war-sources-idUSKBN16S22R
March 21, 2017
“A senior Iranian official said Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Qods Force - the external arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - met top IRGC officials in Tehran last month to look at ways to ‘empower’ the Houthis.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-iran-houthis/exclusive-iran-steps-up-support-for-houthis-in-yemens-war-sources-idUSKBN16S22R
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March 22, 2017
“… seven Houthi Qasef-1 drones and one drone engine recovered by forces from the United Arab Emirates. Six of the drones were captured in October on a known Iranian smuggling route that runs through Oman, …” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/03/22/houthi-forces-appear-to-be-using-iranian-made-drones-to-ram-saudi-air-defenses-in-yemen-report-says/?utm_term=.3daf8b65a9dd
March 22, 2017
“… seven Houthi Qasef-1 drones and one drone engine recovered by forces from the United Arab Emirates. Six of the drones were captured in October on a known Iranian smuggling route that runs through Oman, …” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/03/22/houthi-forces-appear-to-be-using-iranian-made-drones-to-ram-saudi-air-defenses-in-yemen-report-says/?utm_term=.3daf8b65a9dd
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June 1, 2017
“… an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) officer, known by his nom de guerre “Abu Ali,” led a 52-man Houthi armored assault convoy armed with Katyusha missile launchers…” https://warontherocks.com/2017/06/irans-growing-casualty-count-in-yemen/
June 1, 2017
“… an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) officer, known by his nom de guerre “Abu Ali,” led a 52-man Houthi armored assault convoy armed with Katyusha missile launchers…” https://warontherocks.com/2017/06/irans-growing-casualty-count-in-yemen/
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December 14, 2017
Former U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley displays evidence of Iran providing missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
December 14, 2017
Former U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley displays evidence of Iran providing missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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July 4, 2018
“US Treasury Department sanctioned five members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missile command over their role in the Houthi’s missile program.” https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/07/yemens-houthis-highlight-new-underground-missile-launchers.php
July 4, 2018
“US Treasury Department sanctioned five members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missile command over their role in the Houthi’s missile program.” https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/07/yemens-houthis-highlight-new-underground-missile-launchers.php
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August 21, 2018
“… Shaabani told Fars that Iran not only supported Yemen’s Houthis with weaponry but gave them directives to attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers on July 25.” https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-IRGC-officer-confirms-helping-Houthis-fire-rockets-at-Saudis-565451
August 21, 2018
“… Shaabani told Fars that Iran not only supported Yemen’s Houthis with weaponry but gave them directives to attack two Saudi Arabian oil tankers on July 25.” https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Report-IRGC-officer-confirms-helping-Houthis-fire-rockets-at-Saudis-565451
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September 22, 2020
#Iran's regime publicly acknowledges transferring technologies to the Houthis "to produce missiles, UAVs and weapons in Yemen themselves." https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iran-reveals-their-transfer-of-missile-drone-information-to-yemen/
September 22, 2020
#Iran's regime publicly acknowledges transferring technologies to the Houthis "to produce missiles, UAVs and weapons in Yemen themselves." https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iran-reveals-their-transfer-of-missile-drone-information-to-yemen/
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Sep 24, 2020
German officials ban model aircraft engines sales to #Iran after a shipment ended up in drones used by the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia.
Dossier circulating in Europe suggests Houthi-Iran drone production is financed by Qatar. https://www.thenational.ae/world/germany-stops-iran-buying-mini-engines-after-they-were-found-in-houthi-drones-1.1083080
Sep 24, 2020
German officials ban model aircraft engines sales to #Iran after a shipment ended up in drones used by the Houthis in Yemen to attack Saudi Arabia.
Dossier circulating in Europe suggests Houthi-Iran drone production is financed by Qatar. https://www.thenational.ae/world/germany-stops-iran-buying-mini-engines-after-they-were-found-in-houthi-drones-1.1083080
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October 1, 2020
Arrested arms smugglers reveal how #Iran supplies arms to Houthis in Yemen via a base in Somalia.
Houthis recruit fishermen as arm smugglers & send fighters to Iran for military training in “humanitarian” flights from Yemen to Oman. https://www.arabnews.com/node/1742621/middle-east
October 1, 2020
Arrested arms smugglers reveal how #Iran supplies arms to Houthis in Yemen via a base in Somalia.
Houthis recruit fishermen as arm smugglers & send fighters to Iran for military training in “humanitarian” flights from Yemen to Oman. https://www.arabnews.com/node/1742621/middle-east
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October 29, 2020
US moves forward with seizure of #Iran-made missiles bound for Yemen, Venezuela
The Navy confiscated surface-to-air missiles, anti-tank guided missiles & enough arms components "for a large military force." https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-seizure-iranian-missiles-petroleum-yemen-venezuela
October 29, 2020
US moves forward with seizure of #Iran-made missiles bound for Yemen, Venezuela
The Navy confiscated surface-to-air missiles, anti-tank guided missiles & enough arms components "for a large military force." https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-seizure-iranian-missiles-petroleum-yemen-venezuela
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Thanks to #Iran's regime supporting Houthi militias in Yemen, this country is littered with mines & explosives.
Thanks to #Iran's regime supporting Houthi militias in Yemen, this country is littered with mines & explosives.
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Here’s footage of #Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, this time targeting a UN aid truck.
Here’s footage of #Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, this time targeting a UN aid truck.
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"Iranian weapons" put on display in an Abu Dhabi exhibition
- Sniper rifles
- improvised explosive devices in the shape of stones
- Drone boats packed with explosives
- Missile fueling equipment
#Iran-made weapons for Houthi militias in Yemen
"Iranian weapons" put on display in an Abu Dhabi exhibition
- Sniper rifles
- improvised explosive devices in the shape of stones
- Drone boats packed with explosives
- Missile fueling equipment
#Iran-made weapons for Houthi militias in Yemen
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Sources in Yemen say this is an Iran-made drone downed in near Al Hudaydah airport on Yemen’s western coastline.
Sources in Yemen say this is an Iran-made drone downed in near Al Hudaydah airport on Yemen’s western coastline.
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#Iran-backed Houthis recruit children for war using slogans calling for murder, destruction & possibly even another Holocaust.
#Iran-backed Houthis recruit children for war using slogans calling for murder, destruction & possibly even another Holocaust.
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Yemen
#Iran-backed Houthis militias performing Nazi-style ceremony
"Death to America"
"Death to Israel"
"A curse upon the Jews"
Yemen
#Iran-backed Houthis militias performing Nazi-style ceremony
"Death to America"
"Death to Israel"
"A curse upon the Jews"
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A man in #Iran blames the people's miseries on the regime's foreign policy of pumping billions into Lebanon, Palestine, Gaza, Syria & Yemen.
A man in #Iran blames the people's miseries on the regime's foreign policy of pumping billions into Lebanon, Palestine, Gaza, Syria & Yemen.
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And for those interested, this thread covers a press conference held by Brian Hook, former U.S. Special Representative for Iran, on the mullahs’ malign activities in Yemen. https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1068161805476876289
And for those interested, this thread covers a press conference held by Brian Hook, former U.S. Special Representative for Iran, on the mullahs’ malign activities in Yemen. https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1068161805476876289
