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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samy Magdy

Yemen's Houthi rebels shook up the Mideast with a sudden blitz. Iran helped, sources tell AP

Mideast Wars Yemen - (Al-Masirah TV)

It took Houthi rebels less than 48 hours to seize Yemen's Red Sea coast from pro-government forces in a resounding blow to U.S. interests and Washington's regional allies.

But the Houthis didn’t do it alone. Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers were in the field helping direct the battle, people familiar with the offensive told The Associated Press, marking Iran’s most direct intervention in favor of its longtime ally since Yemen’s civil war erupted in 2014.

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