🔺Associated Press: Revolutionary Guards advisers guided the Houthis’ advance

▪The Associated Press reported that Revolutionary Guards advisers were present on the battlefield and guided the Houthis’ rapid advance along the Red Sea coasts of Yemen.

▪Based on this report, which is based on conversations with 10 military officials, the Houthis took the Red Sea coasts from government forces in less than 48 hours. The Associated Press called this the most direct intervention by the Islamic Republic in favor of its longtime ally since the start of Yemen’s civil war in 2014.

▪A senior Houthi official said that Iranian advisers previously had focused only on strategic planning and were not present on the ground, but at this stage “they were present at all levels,” including in designing tactical maneuvers and working with frontline commanders.