Iran attempts to rearm Houthis and Hezbollah after Israel war

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1. ***The Telegraph reports:***

   Iran appears to be rearming Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Hezbollah, despite being [significantly weakened](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/06/19/irans-weak-defences-will-frighten-putin/) by its recent war with Israel.

   A major shipment of [Iranian-made missiles](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/04/houthis-iran-weapons-yemen-israel-shipping-middle-east/), drone components, and other military equipment destined for the Houthis was intercepted this week by Yemen’s internationally recognised government.

   The seizure, described by US officials as one of the largest ever, has raised fresh concerns that Tehran is pushing ahead with [efforts to reinforce its militant allies](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/18/how-iran-could-retaliate-against-us-strike/) and destabilise the region despite its diminished position.

   US Central Command said the Houthi-bound shipment contained 750 tonnes of weaponry, including cruise missiles, anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and drone engines, The Wall Street Journal reported.

   The weapons were hidden aboard a traditional sailing vessel, or dhow, concealed beneath a cargo of air conditioners.

   Mohammed al-Basha, founder of the Middle East security advisory Basha Report, said: “The timing and scale of this shipment strongly suggest Iran is moving quickly to replenish Houthi stockpiles [depleted by US airstrikes](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/03/iran-abandons-houthis-us-air-strikes-trump-yemen-israel/).”

   **Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/18/iran-attempts-rearming-houthis-hezbollah-israel-war/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/18/iran-attempts-rearming-houthis-hezbollah-israel-war/)

2. This only mentions about rearming the houthis but how are they rearming hezbollah? In our lebanese news we only hear about hezbollah struggling to just move around in lebanon. They are paralyzed and are not able to rearm.

3. To me this is Iran pushing buttons and making a bet that the US isn’t willing to engage further, a bet they may well be right on.

   It’s a tricky situation, but in my humble opinion the best route for the US to take is:

   1). Make ‘cease funding terror proxies’ a hard line demand for any sort of sanctions relief deal with Iran

   2). Avoid direct strikes on Iran again *unless* they begin revamping their nuclear program. Leave that as the red line.

   3). Do what you can to fight the Houthis without boots on the ground and without overcommitting defensive posture to MENA. Ukraine and Taiwan are more important.

   4). For Hezbollah, *if you think you can make the Lebanese government an honest partner in this endeavor*, focus on building the states capacity to restrict and eventually disarm them.

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