Yemen's Houthis Target Israel With Ballistic Missiles
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The Israeli military claims its campaign has eliminated high-value targets, including nine senior scientists, and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Iranian authorities confirmed damage to four critical buildings at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility,
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.
President Donald Trump said the United will come down on Iran “at levels never seen before” if the Middle Eastern country attacks.
A Houthi source told Newsweek that any attack on Iran "will drag the entire region into the abyss of war" amid escalation tension.
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel.
Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear and military facilities has pushed West Asia one step closer to a far wider, more dangerous regional war. It also has implications for recent US diplomatic efforts toward a deal with Tehran over its nuclear program.
Israel decimated the group’s leadership last fall and degraded its military capabilities. Can the same strategy work against a far more powerful foe?
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