Houthis Target Israel With Missile
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With the Houthis officially entering the circle of escalation, the confrontation has gone beyond its traditional framework between Tehran and Tel Aviv, threatening to turn into a multi-front regional conflict.
The ongoing tension between Iran and Israel has escalated significantly with the official involvement of Houthi rebels from Yemen. On Sunday.
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel.
President Donald Trump said the United will come down on Iran “at levels never seen before” if the Middle Eastern country attacks.
The group is one of the most powerful and shadowy arms of Iran’s military, and it has long been on the front line of a shadow conflict with Israel.
The Israeli attack, which comes amid an unprecedented exchange of strikes between Israel and Ansar Allah's Axis of Resistance coalition ally, Iran, was reported by a number of Israeli outlets as well as Saudi Arabia's Al-Hadath network.
Over the weekend, Israeli forces targeted a natural gas plant linked to Iran’s massive South Pars field, its largest gas reserve, and also hit fuel storage sites, in what appears to be a calculated move against Iran’s domestic energy systems, according to multiple news reports.
A paratrooper carries the Iranian flag over the shrine of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during the National Army Day parade ceremony in Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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