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Analysts: Seized Weapons Show Iran's Deep Involvement in Yemen's War

Sirwan Kajjo

   The recent U.S. seizure of suspected Iranian guided missile parts
   headed to rebels in Yemen highlights Iran's continued far-reaching
   involvement in the war-torn country, experts say.
   U.S. officials said earlier this month that a U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast
   Guard boarding team seized a small boatin the northern Arabian Seathat
   was carrying sophisticated weapons to Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen.
   Iran has not commented on theseizure, but the country has in the past
   denied sending weapons to Houthi rebels.
   Some experts believe the incident shows Iran's escalating efforts to
   defy international obligations and to destabilize Yemen and the broader
   region.
   "This is one additional piece of evidence that Iran continues to
   violate multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions in exporting arms,
   which it's not allowed to do," said James Phillips, a senior research
   fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington.

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