# Are Houthis using new modified cruise missiles in Yemen’s war?

https://mins.news/en/item/78701

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-29 13:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/29/are-houthis-using-new-modified-cruise-missiles-in-yemens-war?traffic_source=rss

> Experts say the Houthis may have modified Iranian air-defence weapons into loitering cruise missiles with help from Iran’s IRGC, potentially shifting the balance in the Red Sea conflict. Yemen’s government says the heat-tracking weapons could threaten civilian aviation, while the Houthis have intensified missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia.

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