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Jan. 14, 2021
Iran has apparently sent its Houthi allies in Yemen suicide drones capable of reaching Israel or striking other U.S., Saudi or Gulf targets within a 2,000-kilometer (1,240-mile) range, Newsweek reported on Thursday.
Photographs obtained by the magazine and confirmed by an expert show the presence of Iranian Shahed-136 loitering munitions, known as suicide drones, deployed to the northern Yemeni province of Al-Jawf, which is controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. The Iranians have delivered to their Houthi proxies in Yemen advanced UAVs, the expert, who monitors Iranian activity in the region, told Newsweek, speaking on condition of anonymity. They are forward deploying or prepositioning these drones in order to stage an attack against a variety of targets they have within range.