Yemeni Source Dismisses Iranian Support in Red Sea Attacks: Report

A Yemeni spokesperson, responding to US claims of Iranian support for Yemeni forces targeting Israeli vessels in the Red Sea, denied the need for Iran's involvement.

Reports from Western officials, as detailed by The Wall Street Journal, alleged Iranian backing for Yemeni military, supplying weapons and real-time intelligence for attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, claiming an Iranian-operated surveillance vessel in the Red Sea is purportedly providing tracking data to aid Yemeni attacks in the Bab al-Mandeb strait. The report, however, did not name the ship.

Contrary to these claims, a Yemeni spokesperson rejected Iran's involvement, citing the nation's existing intelligence infrastructure, stating, “We have intelligence facilities that have proven themselves over the years of aggression against us.”