- WINEP’s Michael Eisenstadt on Iran’s military procurement
Some relevant readings on Yemen:
IRANIAN DEPT. OF DEFENSE: INSIDE LOOK & THE IRANIAN OBJECTIVE OF ENCIRCLING THE HOUSE OF SAUD12/27/2017
The tide is turning against the al Houthi movement in Yemen as the Saudi-led coalition expands the Yemeni factions with which it has partnered on the ground. Critical Threats Project analyst Maher Farrukh lays out these shifting trends in his most recent situation report, but warns that the political crisis that caused the civil war remains unresolved. The al Houthis are unlikely to be defeated militarily, even with the broadened coalition, and retain the ability to threaten Saudi Arabia, as this week's ballistic missile attack on Riyadh shows. The sudden shift of support away from the al Houthi movement does also require the Iranian regime to decide how much it is willing and able to invest in the al Houthi movement in Yemen.
Some relevant readings on Yemen:
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