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A day later, a top Houthi official said: "we have capabilities to sink your fleet, your submarines, your warships,"  according to the [[IRGC]]-affiliated Tasnim news agency. "The Red Sea will be your graveyard."<ref name=iranintl>[https://www.iranintl.com/en/202312199443 Houthis Warn Maritime Coalition: Red Sea Will Be Your Graveyard]. Iran International, 12/19/2023</ref>
 
A day later, a top Houthi official said: "we have capabilities to sink your fleet, your submarines, your warships,"  according to the [[IRGC]]-affiliated Tasnim news agency. "The Red Sea will be your graveyard."<ref name=iranintl>[https://www.iranintl.com/en/202312199443 Houthis Warn Maritime Coalition: Red Sea Will Be Your Graveyard]. Iran International, 12/19/2023</ref>
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It has been reported that "Iranian spy ship helps Houthis direct attacks on Red Sea vessels."<ref>Benoit Faucon and Dov Lieber, [https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-spy-ship-helps-houthis-direct-attacks-on-red-sea-vessels-d6f7fd40 Iranian Spy Ship Helps Houthis Direct Attacks on Red Sea Vessels], ''WSJ'', Dec. 22, 2023.<blockquote><small>
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Assistance raises pressure on Israel and the U.S. to take action against the Yemen-based rebels.
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Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to direct drones and missiles to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said.
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Tracking information gathered by a surveillance vessel controlled by Iran’s paramilitary forces in the Red Sea is passed to the Houthis, who have used it to attack commercial vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb strait in recent days, according to the officials.</small></blockquote></ref>
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==Opportunistic Iranian attacks==
 
==Opportunistic Iranian attacks==
 
Part of Islamic fascist<ref>Berzinjy, D. (2013). The Silent Escape Through the Nights of the Kurdish Regions: Based on a True Story. United Kingdom: Xlibris AU, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_uhIh_8vylwC&pg=PA131 p. 131].<blockquote>
 
Part of Islamic fascist<ref>Berzinjy, D. (2013). The Silent Escape Through the Nights of the Kurdish Regions: Based on a True Story. United Kingdom: Xlibris AU, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_uhIh_8vylwC&pg=PA131 p. 131].<blockquote>
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