How Iran secretly built the Houthis — an insider reveals the playbook | Eye for Iran | EP 125 |
It began with an invitation to a conference in Lebanon. Young Yemeni activists believed they were going to discuss democracy and the Arab Spring.
But behind the scenes, according to one of those involved in Yemen’s uprising, Hezbollah operatives were recruiting sympathizers for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Some would eventually travel to Tehran. Others would help build the Houthis’ political apparatus.
Now, as the Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi airports and threaten another vital global shipping route, the consequences of that recruitment campaign are coming into sharper…
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