‘Yemen hours from becoming Iran proxy’

Iran-backed Houthis’ takeover of Yemen “should greatly worry Israel,” says Israel’s leading Arab affairs analyst, Ehud Ya’ari.

“We’re days, maybe hours away from Yemen becoming another Iranian proxy state,” he warns.

“For Iran this means control of the entry to the Red Sea.”

Yemenis shout slogans during a rally against the occupation of the capital by Shiite Houthi rebels on February 14, 2015 in the capital Sanaa. (photo credit: AFP/Mohammed Huwais)
Yemenis at a rally against the occupation of the capital by Shiite Houthi rebels on February 14, 2015, in the capital Sanaa. (photo credit: AFP/Mohammed Huwais)

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