Khamenei aide praises Houthi attack on Israel as 'strategic blow'
Ali Shamkhani, a political advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, praised the recent Houthi missile attack on Israel, saying that it "shook the psychological pillar of Israel's security."
In a post on the social media platform X, Shamkhani described the attack as a "strategic blow to the illusion of the decline of resistance."
Shamkhani's comments came a day after the Israeli military launched airstrikes against the Houthi-controlled Red Sea port of Hodeidah in Yemen, saying it was used for the transfer of Iranian weapons used to attack Israel.
The raid was carried out in response to repeated drone and ballistic missile attacks by the Houthi rebels against Israel, it said.
On Saturday the Houthis fired a ballistic missile that hit near Israel's main Ben Gurion Airport. Shortly after, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation.
