Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Since 2014, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have relied on a large stockpile of ballistic missiles to strike targets across Saudi Arabia. Launch footage of the strikes and recovered debris point to the missiles being of Iranian-origin, a conclusion supported by the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen. Iran’s willingness to supply such sophisticated missiles in large quantities to non-state actors raises questions about the international community’s ability to further restrict the spread of missiles in the Middle East.
Media inquiries:
NTI: nti.org/newsroom
CNS: Jessica Varnum (jvarnum@middlebury.edu)
Since 2014, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have relied on a large stockpile of ballistic missiles to strike targets across Saudi Arabia. Launch footage of the strikes and recovered debris point to the missiles being of Iranian-origin, a conclusion supported by the UN Panel of Experts on Yemen. Iran’s willingness to supply such sophisticated missiles in large quantities to non-state actors raises questions about the international community’s ability to further restrict the spread of missiles in the Middle East.
