According to a US publication, Tehran has sent 136 UAVs capable of reaching up to 2,200 kilometers to an area in Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels • "If they attack American, Saudi or Israeli targets, the traces will reach Yemen - and they will deny Any connection to attacks "
Against the backdrop of growing tensions in the Red Sea region, Iran recently sent to Yemen UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) of the Shahad-136 type, known as "suicide gliders", capable of reaching distances of up to 2,200 kilometers - and thus even reaching Israel. Thursday) in the American magazine Newsweek.
Iran unveiled a new missile base in the Persian Gulf last week
According to the publication, the satellite footage, apparently taken on December 25, obtained by the newspaper shows that the Revolutionary Guards sent the UAVs to al-Juf province in northeastern Yemen, an area controlled by the Houthi rebels, the terrorist organization Supported by Iran.
In an interview recently given by an IDF spokesman, Hedi Zilberman, to a Saudi website, he said that Iran might attack Israel from the Iraqi or Yemen area.
In addition, Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi instructed the IDF to prepare a new operational plan to deal with Iran's nuclear threat.
Exclusive: Iran deploys "suicide drones" in Yemen as Red Sea tensions rise https://t.co/VKCRM1aShK
- Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 13, 2021
Satellite imagery of some of the gliders documented in Yemen
According to an expert monitoring Iran's operations in the region, Tehran has sent advanced drones to its counterparts in Yemen.
They deploy or prepare these gliders to carry out an attack against several targets that are within their range. "UAVs sent to Yemen are known to be capable of carrying a lot of weight - and because they can reach distances of up to 2,200 kilometers, they crash, thus" suicide ", on Their goals.
"They are trying to get a denial in advance," the expert told Newsweek.
"By attacking American, Saudi or Israeli targets, the pursuit of the target of the attack will reach Yemen, and thus they will be able to deny any connection to the attacks."
The satellite footage comes against the backdrop of a large military exercise that the Iranian army is conducting on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman, just a week after an air maneuver took place in the northeast of the country that included hundreds of aircraft, infantry and air defense systems in the background. For the assassination of Quds Force Commander Qassem Suleimani.
General Muhammad Bagri, commander of the Iranian army, said on Tuesday that he intends to send warships on patrols in the Red Sea region.
He also noted that Tehran will not allow its rivals to brag about their capabilities in the face of the Islamic Republic.
About two weeks ago, the Arab newspaper Dar al-Hayat, published in London, UK, reported that Israel and Saudi Arabia were pressuring US President Donald Trump to take military action in Iran before ending his term next week.
The report is based on unknown American sources quoted in the article as confirming to the paper that since Joe Biden's victory in the US election and the understanding in Jerusalem and Riyadh that the emerging Biden administration intends to reach a new nuclear deal with Tehran, "Israeli and Saudi officials put heavy pressure on President Trump To launch a military operation and attack the facilities of Iran's military nuclear program. "
The report then claimed that the breach of the agreement by the Iranians, who recently passed in parliament legislation their decision to enrich uranium to a level of 20%, constitutes a ground for a US military attack.
According to the report, citing senior officials in Washington, the possibility that an American attack on Iran that would thwart the election of President-elect Biden and his people to reach a new and improved nuclear agreement with Tehran has been discussed in recent weeks between Saudi and Israeli security officials in secret meetings. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Ben Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
According to the same sources, the meetings were held with the knowledge and support of senior officials in Washington.
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