Yemeni and Iranian officials say Iran has supplied *******, money and training to the Shi'ite Houthi militia that seized Yemen's capital in September, as Tehran steps up its regional power struggle with Saudi Arabia. Exactly how much Support Iran has given the Houthis, who share a Shi'ite ideology, has never been clear. Sunni countries in the Gulf accuse Iran of interference via Shi'ite proxies in the region, something Tehran denies. But 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. A senior Houthi official denied there had been material and financial support. But the assertions are still likely to reinforce Saudi, and Western, fears that Iran is exploiting turmoil between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq, Syria, Leba**n, Bahrain and **w Yemen.
12-16-2014, 12:01 AM
Iranian Support Seen Crucial for Yemen's Houthis
Yemeni and Iranian officials say Iran has supplied *******, money and training to the Shi'ite Houthi militia that seized Yemen's capital in September, as Tehran steps up its regional power struggle with Saudi Arabia. Exactly how much Support Iran has given the Houthis, who share a Shi'ite ideology, has never been clear. Sunni countries in the Gulf accuse Iran of interference via Shi'ite proxies in the region, something Tehran denies. But 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. A senior Houthi official denied there had been material and financial support. But the assertions are still likely to reinforce Saudi, and Western, fears that Iran is exploiting turmoil between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq, Syria, Leba**n, Bahrain and **w Yemen.
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