A prominent Iranian leader: Iran supported the Houthis with weapons and advisors in the Revolutionary Guard are present in Yemen

English - Thursday 22 April 2021 الساعة 03:50 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:

 For the first time, a prominent Iranian leader revealed Iran's support for the Houthis.

The economic assistant to the commander of the "Quds Force" in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, General Rustam Qasimi, said that his country, Iran, supported the Houthis, with weapons at the beginning of the war, and trained Houthi elements in the manufacture of weapons.

Qasimi also confirmed that a number of advisors from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard are in Yemen.

Qasimi was speaking to Russia Today channel, in an interview that the channel conducted with him, on Wednesday.