Buildings stand in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen, Oct, 15, 2026. (Credit: Anees Mahyoub/Reuters)
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said on Thursday that regional actors had helped the Iran-backed group acquire "advanced technologies," without identifying those involved.
"The terrorist Houthi militias have worked to obtain advanced technologies with the help of regional actors," coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki told a briefing in Riyadh, adding that the group now had "ballistic missiles, attack and suicide drones, and fast explosive-laden boats."
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said on Thursday that regional actors had helped the Iran-backed group acquire "advanced technologies," without identifying those involved.
"The terrorist Houthi militias have worked to obtain advanced technologies with the help of regional actors," coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki told a briefing in Riyadh, adding that the group now had "ballistic missiles, attack and suicide drones, and fast explosive-laden boats."
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