Houthis vow support for Iran against Israel, confirm coordination

A senior figure in Yemen’s Houthi movement has declared the group’s readiness to back Iran militarily if tensions with Israel intensify, echoing its past support for Palestinians in Gaza.

Speaking to Al Jazeera Mubasher on Tuesday, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the group’s political bureau, confirmed the Houthis are in ongoing coordination with Tehran as confrontations with Israel escalate.

The Houthis, who have already launched several attacks targeting Israel in solidarity with Gaza, announced on Sunday that their latest operations were carried out in coordination with Iran—marking the first time a Tehran-backed faction has publicly admitted to direct cooperation on such strikes.