A researcher reveals 4 Iranian networks for smuggling weapons to the Houthis
English - Thursday 30 September 2021 الساعة 03:06 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:
An Iranian researcher said that Iran supports the Houthis with money and weapons, without considering the drought and suffering that haunt the Yemeni people.
In an article, researcher Yalda Amiri confirmed the existence of what she called "hidden networks" for smuggling weapons from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards to the Houthi militia in Yemen, which is the most important supporter of the Houthis in launching military attacks on Yemenis.
It reviewed 4 main networks for smuggling weapons to the Houthis, the first of which is a network called the “Encrypted Leader”; It is under the command of Abdullah Shahlai, a prominent leader of the Revolutionary Guards and assistant commander of the Quds Force for Yemen affairs.
She pointed out that the name "The Coded Leader" on this network is due to Shahlai borrowing a number of pseudonyms in Yemen, including: "Al-Haj Youssef" and "Youssef Abu Al-Karkh", as well as keeping him out of sight and the media.
The Iranian researcher pointed out that the second network bears the name “Behnam Shahriari”; It is the name of one of the leaders of the Revolutionary Guards forces responsible for smuggling weapons to the Houthis in Yemen.
Amiri revealed that this network is working to smuggle Iranian weapons to Yemen by sea.
The third network, according to researcher Amiri, is what is known as “the transfer of engineering sciences”; Which includes a number of Iranian Revolutionary Guards experts in the field of ballistic missile manufacturing, indicating that this network helped the Houthis receive shipments of weapons, and most importantly, train them in missile technologies.
The Iranian researcher pointed out that a number of members of the "Engineering Science Transfer" network were included in the US sanctions list in 2018, due to their involvement in transferring missile manufacturing techniques to militias in the region.
According to the researcher Amiri, the fourth network is called “Saeed Al-Jammal” after Saeed Ahmed Muhammad Al-Jammal, a Yemeni Houthi investor residing in Iran, and involved in arms smuggling operations to the Houthis.
She added that the broad sanctions imposed on Tehran did not prevent the Iranian forces, specifically the Revolutionary Guards, from establishing a complex and hidden network to smuggle weapons to Yemen.
Amiri recalled recent statements by the deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Ali Fadavi, who boasted about the amount of weapons that the Houthis revealed during a military parade, saying: “If all the Arab countries met, they would not be able to hold such a military parade.”
She pointed out that the Houthis continue their war and attacks on civilians and infrastructure in Yemen thanks to the support of these hidden arms smuggling networks, which are handled by the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
It indicated that the arms smuggling networks from the Revolutionary Guards to the Houthis derive their financial resources from the capital of the Iranian people, as part of the military support for the militias affiliated with Tehran.
Amiri confirmed that Shahlai, who is being pursued internationally by the US authorities, who announced a $15 million reward for his arrest, had established this network through a group of military and merchants with the aim of smuggling weapons to the Houthis.
And Amiri reminded the researcher that camels were included in the US sanctions list in 2021; This came after Washington confirmed that Jamal was involved in a weapons smuggling network affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
She explained that the camel network includes a number of businessmen and navigation experts, as well as leaders close to the Houthis, including Abdi Nasir Ali Mahmoud, who resides in Turkey, who is considered one of the camels' most important partners.
