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Source: https://jcpa.org/irans-man-in-yemen-is-a-revolutionary-guard-officer/
Iran's Man in Yemen Is a Revolutionary Guard Officer
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - Iran has posted a senior al-Quds Force officer as an "ambassador" to the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Gen. Hassan Irlu specializes in manufacturing guided missiles and drones. Twelve other Iranian officers specializing in precision missile and drone production arrived with him. All indications are that Iran plans to turn northern Yemen into a base for attacks on Israeli targets. The Houthi rebels have announced that they have a "bank of targets" in Israel that they can hit. According to Israeli intelligence, the Houthis also may attempt to strike Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandab Strait using naval mines or explosive boats. In 2020, the international naval coalition destroyed 176 Iranian naval mines in the Red Sea.