# How did Yemen’s Houthis develop weapons to strike Saudi Arabia?

https://mins.news/en/video/67020

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-21 08:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3F500AwoA0

> The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have built military capabilities far beyond their mountain strongholds since seizing state institutions in 2014. US intelligence links their arsenal of ballistic missiles, drones and hypersonic weapons to Iranian-origin technology, while Tehran denies supplying it. Recent gains near Bab al-Mandeb have strengthened the group’s grip on a vital shipping route.

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