Yemen Monitor / Marib / Forbes:
U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Brad Cooper confirmed in an interview with “60 Minutes” correspondent Norah O’Donnell that members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps are on the ground in Yemen “serving side-by-side” with the rebel group and providing advice and target information.
When asked what U.S. forces have done to counter that partnership, Cooper said that “will obviously end up being a policy decision,” and adding: “Our role at this point is to simply be ready and continue to be aggressive in exercising our right to self-defense.”
#BREAKING: U.S. Navy official revealed on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that #Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops are working on the ground with #Houthi rebels in #Yemen. pic.twitter.com/RvwxjOeJkI
— Yemen Monitor-EN (@YeMonitorEN) February 15, 2024
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a paramilitary group that answers directly to the country’s Supreme Leader, has provided assistance to militant groups throughout the Middle East, according to the State Department, which has designated the Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.
U.S. officials redesignated the Houthis as a global terrorist group last month following an uptick in attacks on U.S. targets and shipping vessels that have caused severe disruptions in trade and threatened to further destabilize the region, just three years after the Biden administration removed the terrorist label.
