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Houthi forces enter Iran conflict with missile attacks on Israeli military sites

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 1227 words · By Julian Borger
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What to know about Houthi forces enter Iran conflict with missile attacks on Israeli military sites

The US-Israeli war with Iran has expanded with the entry of Houthi forces in Yemen, representing a dangerous spread of the conflict and bringing with it the threat of more damage to the global economy.

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What happened

The US-Israeli war with Iran has expanded with the entry of Houthi forces in Yemen, representing a dangerous spread of the conflict and bringing with it the threat of more damage to the global economy.

Why it matters

Pakistan has said it would host a meeting of Middle Eastern powers on Monday in an effort to find a regional approach to ending the conflict.

Common ground

But the talks, which bring together the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, did not appear to include any of the warring parties, casting further doubt on persistent US claims of diplomatic progress.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “A drone was shot down near Erbil, Iraq, during the conflict.”
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Claim 2: “Iran’s central operational command said it had targeted a Ukrainian anti-drone system depot in Dubai, which it said was assisting US forces. There was no confirmation of this attack.”
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Claim 3: “Since the US-Israeli attack on Iran on 28 February, Saudi Arabia has been able to divert some of its oil exports by pipeline to the Red Sea. Saudi commentators have said that if this route was also threatened, Riyadh could also enter the war directly.”
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Claim 4: “Zelenskyy signed defense agreements with Gulf states to enhance regional security.”
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Claim 5: “Trump proposed normalizing relations with Israel in exchange for attacking Iran.”
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Claim 6: “The Houthis’ military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, later said that the group carried out a second wave of strikes against Israel with a 'barrage of cruise missiles and drones' targeting military sites.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Red Sea crisis, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels have occurred in the Red Sea. Houthi forces began attacking shipping vessels affiliated with Israel passing through the Red Sea on 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_attacks_on_commercial_v…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yahya Qasim Saree (Arabic: يحيى قاسم سريع; born 1970) is a Yemeni military officer who serves as the spokesperson for the Supreme Political Council-led Yemeni Armed Forces, a renegade faction of Yemen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Saree
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Claim 7: “Multiple outlets reported that the Houthis, the Iran-aligned militant group in Yemen, had attacked Israel for a second time in less than 24 hours, after joining the war on Saturday.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 5 May 2025, Israel launched a series of airstrikes against the Houthi movement in Yemen, in response to a Houthi ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport the day before. Among the targets was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Israeli_attacks_in_Yemen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis
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Claim 8: “Houthi forces, close allies of Iran, said on Saturday they had fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at 'sensitive Israeli military sites' and that they would continue military operations until the 'aggression' came to an end on all fronts.”
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Claim 9: “Ukraine provided anti-drone technology to Gulf states to counter Iranian threats.”
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Claim 10: “The effectiveness of the regional meeting to resolve the conflict remains uncertain.”
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Claim 11: “A major regional war could result from renewed Saudi-Houthi conflict and US military actions.”
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Claim 12: “With Iran’s near total closure of the strait of Hormuz, a shutdown of the Bab al-Mandab, located between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, would amplify the already grave impact of the war on the global economy, and could also reignite a Saudi-Yemen conflict that caused huge humanitarian suffering for seven years before a 2022 truce.”
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Claim 13: “The US is the only party confirmed to have used cluster munitions in the conflict.”
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Claim 14: “Despite US claims to have devastated Iran’s military, Reuters cited intelligence sources as saying Washington could only be certain it had destroyed a third of Iran’s missile and drone arsenal.”
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Claim 15: “US Central Command condemned the use of cluster munitions in the conflict.”
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Claim 16: “The US-Israeli war with Iran has expanded with the entry of Houthi forces in Yemen, representing a dangerous spread of the conflict and bringing with it the threat of more damage to the global economy.”
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Claim 17: “Pakistan has said it would host a meeting of Middle Eastern powers on Monday in an effort to find a regional approach to ending the conflict.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, the Levant, and Turkey. The term came into widespread usage by Western European nations in the early 20t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), is a geographic region which comprises the Middle East (also…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Middle Eastern religions are those religions asserted to have originated in or arisen to prevalence within the geography of the Middle East, and are typically distinguished from both Western religions…
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Claim 18: “The US used cluster munitions in the conflict, with Gator mines found in Iran.”
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Claim 19: “The entry of the Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous areas, poses a direct threat to the Bab al-Mandab strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, a second major choke point in the supply chain of energy supplies and other trade in and out of the Middle East.”
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Claim 20: “On Saturday evening, Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said Iran had agreed to allow an additional 20 Pakistani-flagged vessels to pass through the strait, with two permitted to transit daily.”
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Claim 21: “Israel said it had intercepted one missile originating in Yemen.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Earlier Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards the country early on Saturday for the first time since the start of the war one month ago, raising concerns over the…
https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/28/yemens-houthis-say-they-…
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Claim 22: “Tehran warned that land incursions would result in shutting down the strait and escalating attacks on regional infrastructure.”
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Claim 23: “US media reported that a missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia wounded at least 12 US soldiers, two of them seriously. Drones also struck Kuwait international airport on Saturday, causing significant damage to its radar system.”
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Claim 24: “Pakistan is acting as a peace broker in the conflict, facilitating discussions with Iran's president.”
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Claim 25: “Saudi Arabia urged the US to escalate military actions against Iran.”
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Claim 26: “The US deployed marines to the region, with potential land incursions into Iranian territory.”
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