YEMEN HOUTHIS DECLARE WAR FIRE MISSILES AT ISRAEL. BIG MISTAKE BY IRAN.

 I am in the midst of penning some thoughts about Madam Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the Iranian resistance in exile (or one leader of the resistance because there is more than one group) and why this war in Gaza has broken out at this point in time. The main behind-the-scenes actor is Iran.

Almost immediately after the Gaza attack, the Hezbollah in Lebanon who are 100% funded and trained by Iran, also launched attacks and firing rockets along the Lebanon-Israeli border. 

Then yesterday (Tuesday 31st October) the Houthis in Yemen who are also funded almost 100% by Iran made a declaration of war against Israel (in a televised speech by their Army spokesman) and followed through with a barrage of ballistic missile and drone attacks against Israel.

 

Here is a map of the Red Sea area where you can see the distance from Yemen to Israel. 

 

  

 

Yet the Houthi missiles have reached the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula and the latest strikes have actually penetrated Israeli and Jordanian airspace. Quite an achievement. But their missiles lack accuracy and were easily shot down by anti missiles defenses.

It is quite impossible to not see the hand of the Ayatollahs in Iran behind all this. There is a reason why the Ayatollahs are doing this and I will comment about that soon.  As usual it has to do with the continued survivability of the Ayatollah regime in Iran.

This is a terrible mistake by Iran. A mistake by Iran which will have major consequences in the Middle East. And the consequences will be on Iran, the Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis but not exactly in that order.

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