Yemen warns Iran expanding missile production to Houthi-controlled areas

Iran is transferring parts of its military industry, including ballistic missile and drone production, to Houthi-controlled areas in Saada, Hajjah, and the outskirts of Sanaa, the group's rivals in Yemeni government said in a statement on Friday.

Moammar al-Eryani, information minister of Yemen's internationally-recognized government urged the world to treat the threat seriously.

Eryani warned Iran’s activities could transform Yemen into a launchpad for banned weapons programs, endangering regional stability and blocking chances of a political solution in the war-torn country.

“International complacency in the face of these measures will cost the region and the world dearly, and give Iran the opportunity to consolidate a dangerous reality by turning Yemen into a workshop for developing its prohibited programs, an advanced missile base for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and a platform for launching threats against regional security,” the minister wrote on X.

“This escalating threat does not only affect neighboring countries but also poses a direct danger to the global economy, supply chains, and energy prices.”