Iranian Revolutionary Guard experts visit Houthi sites near Bab Al-Mandab

Iranian Revolutionary Guard experts reportedly journeyed to Houthi-controlled territories near Bab Al-Mandab to discuss radar installations and monitor tunnel excavations. Two military sources, affiliated with the Houthi militia, disclosed this information to Agence France-Presse on Saturday. According to these sources, the Iranian specialists visited areas surrounding the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, Mokha port and airport, and the Jabal Al-Nar military camp east of Mokha.

The experts, working alongside the Houthis, oversaw tunnel digging in the hills overlooking Mokha and Bab Al-Mandab, and deliberated on the installation of radar systems near Mokha and Zuqar Island in the southern Red Sea. The sources reported that the experts traveled from Hodeidah and conducted separate visits to the area between Thursday and Friday.

Meanwhile, Yemeni government sources informed AFP that clashes have intensified between the Houthis and government forces in the Kahbub mountains, which overlook the Bab Al-Mandab area. These government sources added that the Houthis aim to seize control of the Kahbub mountains to bolster their positions around the strategic strait.

These events unfold amid the Houthi group's continuous aggression against Yemen's internationally recognized government and their actions against Saudi Arabia since July, in the context of the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States in the Middle East.