FIRST ON FOX: Following a year of significant setbacks in the Middle East for Iran with its proxy forces lagging in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria, Tehran is turning towards its influence over the Houthi rebel group in Yemen to advance its military objectives.
Sources affiliated with the Iranian resistance group, People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, have provided information showing involvement of some of Iran’s most senior military officials, including those from its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in the Houthi’s decision-making process. Furthermore, the report suggests that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directly oversees the Houthi group.
President Donald Trump’s recent threats against Iran for its support of the Houthis are backed by the report, which quotes sources confirming one of the most senior commanders in the IRGC’s Quds Force is “directly directing Houthi operations.”
According to a report compiled by the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and first obtained by Fox News Digital, Khamenei personally oversees all Houthi “political and military affairs” that are first approved by his regime.
“According to reports received from within the IRGC, Khamenei has personally emphasized the importance of Houthi attacks and the necessity of sending weapons and equipment for the Houthis to IRGC commanders and regime officials,” the report said.
The weakening of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” amid the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli campaign against Hezbollah, and the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has prompted Tehran to increasingly rely on its proxies in Iraq and Yemen.
