Putin asked Saudi Arabia for permission to arm the Houthis with anti-ship cruise missiles: what does this mean

06/30/2024 – Translated from Ukrainian via Google and OFP

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is considering increasing his support for the anti-Israel and anti-Western coalition known as the Axis of Resistance. In particular, the terrorist country of the Russian Federation asked Saudi Arabia for permission to arm the Houthis with anti-ship cruise missiles.

Thus, Moscow wants to further strengthen military relations with Iran. This is reported in the Middle East Eye article.

US Defense Department officials are concerned that the escalation between Israel and Lebanon could further strengthen Iran’s military cooperation with Russia. Fears are fueled by American intelligence, which claims that the Russian Federation is considering increasing its support for the so-called “Axis of Resistance” to Iran.

In particular, the Kremlin dictator Putin considered the possibility of providing the Houthis with anti-ship missiles. However, arms supplies to the Houthis are potentially more sensitive than aid to Hezbollah because of Russia’s efforts to win over the oil-rich Gulf states.

According to US intelligence, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman intervened to prevent Putin from supplying the Houthis with missiles. The talks took place after Putin’s visit to Saudi Arabia and the UAE in December 2023. According to Western media, Putin and Mohammed bin Salman agreed to “relieve tensions” in the region.

Fabian Hintz, an expert on ballistic and cruise missiles at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said supply and demand match between the Houthis and Russia. The Houthis routinely use drones and ballistic missiles to attack ships. Their arsenal of cruise missiles includes Iranian-made models. According to Hints, the two most prominent demonstrations of the Houthis are the Quds and Al-Mandeb-2 missiles.

The expert also noted that Russia could supply terrorists with the Kh-31 supersonic anti-ship missile, which is launched from the air, but can be converted for ground launch and was widely exported, including to Venezuela and Yemen during the civil war.

It will be recalled that another country was concerned about the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Saudi Arabia urged its citizens to leave Lebanon. Also, they are now banned from visiting this country.

Earlier, the ministries of foreign affairs of Germany and Canada appealed to their citizens in Lebanon to urgently leave the territory of the country. The foreign ministries of Canada and Germany referred to the threat of an armed conflict.

As OBOZ.UA reported, Iran threatens Israel with a “war of annihilation” in the event of an attack by Israeli forces on Lebanon. Tehran said it was considering “the full involvement of all resistance fronts.”

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3 comments

  1. The goal of the fascist rat is clear; not only does he want to strengthen his ties with the mullah regime, but sow chaos in the region, which would force commercial shipping to avoid the Red Sea route to and from Europe. This would have negative effects for the European economy.
    However, this would also affect China’s economy, which is not in the best of health. What does Xi think about his little gofer’s efforts?
    By the way, the weak sanctions with loopholes galore have allowed mafia land to have enough missiles in the first place. Without this, the muscovy rat could hardly hand any over to other terrorists. The West’s incompetence in creating effective sanctions is slowly coming around to bite its own ass.

  2. As OBOZ.UA reported, Iran threatens Israel with a “war of annihilation” in the event of an attack by Israeli forces on Lebanon. Tehran said it was considering “the full involvement of all resistance fronts.”

    What Iran probably failed to mention, is that it will be Iran that will be annihilated.

    • What I said about mafia land goes for the mullah regime. This is yet another demonic entity we failed to stop through our sieve-like sanctions. They produce masses of drones and missiles, packed with Western components, just like the roaches. What comes around, goes around.

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