On January 15, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched several loitering munitions, ballistic missiles, and rockets during a military exercise in the country’s northeastern Dasht-e-Kavir desert. In the drill, named Prophet Mohammad 15, the IRGC struck static targets with several suicide drones and twelve or more Zolfaghar, Zelzal, and Dezful ballistic missiles. According to Iranian state media,...
In discussions of Iran’s regional missile proliferation, Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi rebels tend to dominate the conversation. This focus is for good reason: Hezbollah today possesses an estimated 130,000 rockets and short-range missiles, and the Houthis have fired over 250 projectiles into Saudi Arabia since 2015. Yet Iran’s strategy of arming proxies with rockets...
Between October 4 and October 18, Houthi forces fired at least one ballistic missile targeting Najran . Pro-Houthi media reported another eight missile launches targeting the Saudi provinces of Asir, Najran, Marib, and Hodeidah, and Sana’a in Yemen, but these could not be corroborated by Coalition or independent reports. Below is a summary of each...
Between September 27 and October 4, there were no confirmed Houthi missile attacks. Pro-coalition media reported one Houthi-launched missile targeting Aden was intercepted by Saudi air defense forces, but the story could not be confirmed. Pro-Houthi media reported another seven missile attacks targeting Asir, Najran, and Taiz, but these could not be corroborated by Coalition...
Between September 6 and September 12, at least three Houthi-launched missiles targeting Jizan and Najran were intercepted by Saudi air defense forces. Pro-Houthi media reported another 13 missile launches targeting Asir, Jizan, Najran, and a Coalition encampment in Yemen’s Ma’rib Province, but these could not be corroborated by Coalition or independent reports. There were no...
Between August 30 and September 5, at least 6 Houthi-launched missiles targeting Jizan and Najran were intercepted by Saudi air defense forces. Pro-Houthi media reported another eight missile launches targeting Jizan, Najran, and Yemen’s west coast, but these could not be corroborated by Coalition or independent reports. There were no confirmed reports of Houthi-launched missiles...
On August 31, Reuters reported that Iran has transferred tens of Zelzal, Fateh-110, and Zolfaghar ballistic missiles to Shi’ite proxies in Iraq over the past few months. Iran may also be developing missile production infrastructure in Iraq. According to some sources reported by the news wire, “a decision was made some 18 months ago to...
Between August 17 and August 29, a reported eight Houthi-launched missiles targeting Najran and Jizan provinces were intercepted by Saudi air defense forces. Another three unconfirmed missile launches occurred during the same period. There were no successful Houthi-launched missile strikes confirmed. It was also reported that Saudi Arabia installed several Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) launchers...
On July 14, Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) intercepted a Houthi-launched Zelzal-2 short range artillery rocket fired towards the town of Najran, Saudi Arabia. Houthi reports indicate the missile targeted the Saudi Arabian National Guard base on the western side of the town. A statement from the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said debris...
