US and UK Airstrikes Slow Iran From Supplying Weapons to Houthis, Officials Say
- Western officials see no signs — yet — of weapons restocking
- Last week’s airstrikes didn’t stop Houthis’ Red Sea attacks
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Iran isn’t yet restocking Houthi rebels with weapons by sea after the US and UK air strikes in Yemen last week, Western officials said, signaling cautious optimism that the military action had some success in disrupting the supply of arms to the group.
At least temporarily, the strikes appeared to have cut off key supply lines from Iran to Yemen, the people said, while stressing it was still too early to assess their long-term impact. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence that hasn’t been made public.