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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Report: Iran pulling forces out of Yemen amid intensive US airstrikes on Houthis
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Iran has reportedly ordered its military personnel to leave Yemen and is pulling back its support for the Houthis amid extensive US airstrikes on the rebel group.
The British Telegraph newspaper cites a “senior Iranian official” saying that Tehran is scaling back its support of its regional proxies to focus on the direct threats emanating from the Trump administration.
The official also says that the pullback from Yemen is designed to avoid the possibility of escalation if an Iranian soldier is killed in US airstrikes there.
Tehran is focusing its efforts instead on how to respond to US President Donald Trump and his litany of threats, and “none of the regional groups we previously supported are being discussed,” the official is quoted as saying.
The Times of Israel Community.