The Houthis have confirmed that they have launched seven attacks with missiles and drones against Saudi Arabia.
Yahya Saree, a Houthi militias spokesman, confirmed in a statement that the escalation of violence is part of a Houthi military plan called “Operation Fifth Deterrence Balance.” He said that the attacks “continued from Saturday evening until Sunday by using a Zulfiqar ballistic missile and 15 drones.”
Saree added that nine Samad 3 jets targeted “sensitive sites” in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, while six Qasef-2k jets launched strikes on “military sites in the regions of Abha and Khamis Mushait.”
The Iranian newspaper Kayhan, which is a mouthpiece of the Iranian government, confirmed that the militias acted in accordance with the Iranian agenda to take advantage of the U.S. and EU’s desire to restart nuclear negotiations and were also involved with the attack on an Israeli-owned cargo ship off the Yemeni coast late last week.