Two regional officials told Reuters that the Houthis had met at least twice this year already in Tehran with Russians to discuss anti-ship missiles.
  • Iran is helping the Houthis try to secure Russian anti-ship missiles, Reuters reported.
  • These could improve their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and threaten US warships, an expert said.
  • Two officials said Houthis met Russians twice in Tehran this year, and more meetings are coming.

Iran is helping the Houthi rebels try to secure Russian anti-ship missiles, Reuters reported, citing three Western and regional sources.

Two regional officials aware of the talks said the Houthis and Russians have met at least twice this year in Tehran, where discussions to supply the missiles were underway.

They added that more meetings are expected in the coming weeks.

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  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    2 months ago

    What percentage of Yemen does Ansarallah hold?

    30% of the area and 70% of the population. Ongoing combat has killed thousands in the past year alone (EDIT: This is incorrect - it’s the past two years - mind is still stuck in 2023, I guess). But sure, whatever you can do to simp for murderers, right?

    I would also say that someone that claims a blockade doesn’t economically hurt the people being blockaded should get help.

    Me: “Killing random civilians of various nations in the hopes that one or two might be Israeli is bad, and clearly has not impacted the ongoing Israeli genocide, which has only intensified since. Even if they were killing Israeli civilians only, supporting that would still make you a piece of shit.”

    Sorry that you’re still in support of murdering civilians.

    • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
      15·
      2 months ago

      And you’re in support of a genocide.

      Arguing is easy when you put words in other peoples mouths.

      30% of the area and 70% of the population. Ongoing combat has killed thousands in the past year alone. But sure, whatever you can do to simp for murderers, right?

      Was there a UN brokered peace deal? Yes. Did it end in 2022? Yes. Has there been any fighting since then? Not significantly, no. I don’t know where your thousands dead comes from. Or the 30% figure, considering that the vast majority of that 70% you’re presumably talking about is arid desert that doesn’t have people, of any denomination, in it.

      Me: “Killing random civilians of various nations in the hopes that one or two might be Israeli is bad, and clearly has not impacted the ongoing Israeli genocide, which has only intensified since. Even if they were killing Israeli civilians only, supporting that would still make you a piece of shit.”

      According to @[email protected], this is evil, and results in killing civilians:

      • SaltySalamander@fedia.io
        21·
        2 months ago

        vast majority of that 70% you’re presumably talking about is arid desert

        Christ dude, 70% of the population.

        • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
          12·
          2 months ago

          30% of the area and 70% of the population.

          So, follow with me here: They believe incorrectly that Ansarallah controls 30% of the land that contains 70% of the population.

          Except, and I know math can be hard, if I wanted to talk about the land that the above believes Ansarallah doesn’t control, I’d have to take the total land, 100% in this and all cases, and subtract the land the above thinks Ansarallah does control, 30% in this case.

          So… What does 100 - 30 equal?