Houthis cut off from Iran resupply?

 Business Insider:

The US and UK air strikes have cut off key supply lines from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen, Bloomberg reported, citing Western officials.

The sources, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, told the outlet that Iran has not been able to replenish Houthi rebels with weaponry via sea routes since the strikes.

The report referred to the US and the UK strikes on January 9 and January 11.

US warships and the UK's HMS Diamond shot down 21 drones and missiles fired toward international shipping lanes on January 9, CENTCOM reported at the time.

And on January 11, air strikes targeted Houthi radar stations, storage facilities, and launch sites for drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, an unnamed US defense official told Business Insider.

"Degrading these capabilities hinders the Houthis' ability to continue their malign behavior in the future," they said.

The efforts appear to have paid off, at least in the short term, as US and UK official sources told Bloomberg that since January 11 Iran hasn't tried to send a single shipment to Yemen via the sea routes.

However, the sources added that the disruption may just be temporary and that it was too early to determine the long-term effects of the attack.
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It is likely that it will take continued monitoring to ensure that the supply effort is controlled. 

See also:

Yemen-Bound Missile Parts, Sensor Systems Seized In SEAL Raid

And:

 Why Iran tried to kill ISIS commanders in Syria with ballistic missiles

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