Increased pressure on Tehran; what fate awaits the proxy groups?

Increased pressure on Tehran; what fate awaits the proxy groups?

🔸Military tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi militias have escalated, with fighting intensifying between Yemen’s government forces and Tehran-backed Houthi fighters—the group that the United States has labeled “terrorist.”

🔸Riyadh accuses the Houthis of attacking economic and civilian infrastructure in Saudi cities.

🔸The Houthi militias, which accuse Saudi Arabia of striking areas under their control, say they have targeted some power plants and facilities associated with the Saudi oil company, Aramco.

🔸Meanwhile, clashes between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthis have intensified. The fighting began in the city of Taiz and Yemen’s western coast, then spread to the port city of Hodeidah, Marib, Jouf, and Al-Bayda—violence in which casualties, including among civilians, are increasing.

🔸In the meantime, Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, traveled to Russia on 17 Shahrivar. A country that, on the one hand, is a partner of the Islamic Republic, and on the other, reports have emerged in recent years about the presence of its advisers in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital under Houthi control.

🔸At a joint press conference with Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, Bin Farhan said: “The Houthis have opened a door on themselves that they cannot bear the consequences of.”

🔸He accused the Tehran-backed group of trying to escalate and expand the crisis whenever it comes under pressure.

🔸These developments are unfolding as pressure on Tehran has intensified and the United States has launched a campaign called “economic removal operation” against Iran—an approach being pursued about six months after the start of the United States and Israel’s war with Iran.

🔸Read the full text of this report on the Radio Farda website.