Naser Shabani
Long War Journal: Did IRGC commander say Houthis were ordered to strike tankers?
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander confirmed for the first time that the Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthis) struck targets following the IRGC’s order, according to transcripts of a speech published on Aug. 7.
“We told the Yemenis to strike two Saudi oil tankers, and they did,” said Brigadier General Second Class Naser Shabani, the operations deputy of Sarallah Base (Tehran), which is tasked with security in the capital during emergency situations. “Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemeni Ansar Allah are our rear guards in the region, the enemy is so vulnerable that we can engage them beyond the border, but of course we do not insist on engaging Saudi Arabia beyond the border.”
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