US EditionYemen’s Houthis target Israel with ballistic missiles in coordination with Iran
- On June 15, 2025, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched several ballistic missiles targeting Jaffa in central Israel, as announced in a televised address by their military spokesperson Yehya Sarea.
- This attack, coordinated openly with Iran for the first time, occurs amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict following Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack and escalates regional hostilities involving missile exchanges with Iran.
- Israeli sirens sounded multiple times due to missile launches from Yemen and Iran, leading to interception of most missiles and several retaliatory Israeli strikes alongside intensified U.S. strikes against the Houthis in 2025.
- Experts highlight that while the missile attacks caused no casualties or major damage and carry limited military impact, the Houthis' messianic ideology and Iran's critical support indicate the attacks serve political messaging and regional destabilization aims.
- The attacks could deepen Saudi-Israeli security cooperation due to shared concerns over Iranian influence, while Israel must expand its strategy beyond Yemen-based targets to address the broader Iranian-backed threat.
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Iran's weakened proxy forces are no longer able to support Tehran militarily
Since this most recent flare up in the Middle East, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have said they have launched several missiles at Israel. At one time, Iran could have expected military support from proxy forces in Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq. However, 20 months of war against the Hamas militia in Gaza and last year's conflict with Lebanon's Hezbollah have decimated Tehran's strongest regional proxies, reducing its options for retaliation. S…
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