Yemeni military warns of Iranian-made Houthi weapons targeting international air routes
Yemen's armed forces have warned that Houthi use of advanced Iranian-made air defense weapons poses a threat to civil aviation over the southern Red Sea.
Yemen's armed forces have issued a warning regarding the potential threat posed by Iranian-made air defense weapons to international air routes over the southern Red Sea. The military stated that these advanced weapons, equipped with heat-seeking technology, have been converted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard experts into cruise missiles launched from Hodeidah province.
Colonel Majid Abdullah Al-Nazili, a spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, explained that these missiles can remain aloft for up to 20 minutes, posing a direct threat to the safety of civil aviation and the lives of travelers, including UN and humanitarian relief flights. The Yemeni military's warning comes in the wake of threats from Iranian officials to target and disrupt aviation services in the region following sanctions imposed on Iranian airlines.
Al-Nazili emphasized that the use of such weapons from Yemeni territory cannot be treated as a local issue and stressed the need for responsible action from relevant authorities, including the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Air Transport Association.
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