Alireza Jafarzadeh
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It's 100%, to be honest with you, because the Houthis, also known as al-Sarallah, were actually a creation of Tehran. There were no Houthis some 25 years ago. And the father, Badreddin, along with two sons, Hossein and Abd al-Malik, they went to Iran, to Om, where the religious schools are there near Tehran.
It's 100%, to be honest with you, because the Houthis, also known as al-Sarallah, were actually a creation of Tehran. There were no Houthis some 25 years ago. And the father, Badreddin, along with two sons, Hossein and Abd al-Malik, they went to Iran, to Om, where the religious schools are there near Tehran.
It's 100%, to be honest with you, because the Houthis, also known as al-Sarallah, were actually a creation of Tehran. There were no Houthis some 25 years ago. And the father, Badreddin, along with two sons, Hossein and Abd al-Malik, they went to Iran, to Om, where the religious schools are there near Tehran.
And they spent at least one year in Qom, getting all kinds of trainings from then, and then came back to Yemen. First started as a sort of like a benign looking movement. They even participated in some parliamentary elections. And since 2004, the order came that now is the time and they got engaged into major confrontations with the central government there.
And they spent at least one year in Qom, getting all kinds of trainings from then, and then came back to Yemen. First started as a sort of like a benign looking movement. They even participated in some parliamentary elections. And since 2004, the order came that now is the time and they got engaged into major confrontations with the central government there.
And they spent at least one year in Qom, getting all kinds of trainings from then, and then came back to Yemen. First started as a sort of like a benign looking movement. They even participated in some parliamentary elections. And since 2004, the order came that now is the time and they got engaged into major confrontations with the central government there.
And since then, what is now known as the Houthis has become a creation of Tehran, both in terms of army. sponsoring, funding, providing guidance, intelligence, all kinds of training provided to them. And that's why, I mean, similar to Hezbollah in Lebanon, I would say this is like the Herald version of Hezbollah, and the names are pretty similar, Ansarallah and Hezbollah.
And since then, what is now known as the Houthis has become a creation of Tehran, both in terms of army. sponsoring, funding, providing guidance, intelligence, all kinds of training provided to them. And that's why, I mean, similar to Hezbollah in Lebanon, I would say this is like the Herald version of Hezbollah, and the names are pretty similar, Ansarallah and Hezbollah.
And since then, what is now known as the Houthis has become a creation of Tehran, both in terms of army. sponsoring, funding, providing guidance, intelligence, all kinds of training provided to them. And that's why, I mean, similar to Hezbollah in Lebanon, I would say this is like the Herald version of Hezbollah, and the names are pretty similar, Ansarallah and Hezbollah.
And their area of operation obviously is in Yemen, but they get a lot of their trainings, not necessarily in Yemen or not even not necessarily in Tehran or Iranian cities, rather some of that is provided to them in Lebanon or was provided to them in Lebanon by Hezbollah. Also, some of the trainings took place in Najaf, by the Iran regime's proxies, the Hashtag Shabia and others.
And their area of operation obviously is in Yemen, but they get a lot of their trainings, not necessarily in Yemen or not even not necessarily in Tehran or Iranian cities, rather some of that is provided to them in Lebanon or was provided to them in Lebanon by Hezbollah. Also, some of the trainings took place in Najaf, by the Iran regime's proxies, the Hashtag Shabia and others.
And their area of operation obviously is in Yemen, but they get a lot of their trainings, not necessarily in Yemen or not even not necessarily in Tehran or Iranian cities, rather some of that is provided to them in Lebanon or was provided to them in Lebanon by Hezbollah. Also, some of the trainings took place in Najaf, by the Iran regime's proxies, the Hashtag Shabia and others.
Well, I think what the regime was doing was basically nurturing them in the beginning because they had no real foundation. They had no real support there. So they wanted to give them some kind of a footing there. And then gradually this process turned them into an anti-American entity. That's the model they use in Lebanon and in other places around the world.
Well, I think what the regime was doing was basically nurturing them in the beginning because they had no real foundation. They had no real support there. So they wanted to give them some kind of a footing there. And then gradually this process turned them into an anti-American entity. That's the model they use in Lebanon and in other places around the world.
Well, I think what the regime was doing was basically nurturing them in the beginning because they had no real foundation. They had no real support there. So they wanted to give them some kind of a footing there. And then gradually this process turned them into an anti-American entity. That's the model they use in Lebanon and in other places around the world.
But also at the same time, Tehran fails. that the outside world is really not responding to the regime's terrorism. They have a pretty much free way to go. In Iraq, in 2003 was the invasion and then the regime managed to build an extensive structure in Iraq that within a few years, they were pretty much dominating.
But also at the same time, Tehran fails. that the outside world is really not responding to the regime's terrorism. They have a pretty much free way to go. In Iraq, in 2003 was the invasion and then the regime managed to build an extensive structure in Iraq that within a few years, they were pretty much dominating.
But also at the same time, Tehran fails. that the outside world is really not responding to the regime's terrorism. They have a pretty much free way to go. In Iraq, in 2003 was the invasion and then the regime managed to build an extensive structure in Iraq that within a few years, they were pretty much dominating.
And you may recall that in Iraq, the number one killer of American forces were what they called the EFPs, explosive before projectiles or penetrators, that penetrates through armor.
And you may recall that in Iraq, the number one killer of American forces were what they called the EFPs, explosive before projectiles or penetrators, that penetrates through armor.