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Iranian Espionage Rings Included Syrians, Planned to Produce Weapons in Yemen
 [Yemen Post] The Iranian espionage cells which were tossed in the calabooseBook 'im, Mahmoud! in Yemen in the past few weeks comprised of Iranians, Syrians and Yemenis who operated in the capital Sanaa and the port city of Aden under the cover of businessmen and investors, the state-owned September 26 website reported on Monday. "The Iranian and Syrian spies entered the country as investors. They got a license to build a factory in Aden but were tossed in the calaboose Book 'im, Mahmoud! while transporting equipment for the project," the website quoted an official source as saying. The spies were tossed in the calaboose Book 'im, Mahmoud! after the authorities in Aden discovered, while inspecting the equipment at the Aden port, that the equipment brought for the civil project were for military purposes, the source was quoted as saying. "The spies planned to reassemble the equipment to produce missiles and other weapons with the aim to destabilize the country during the current crucial turning point". President Abdrabu Mansour Hadi revealed the Yemeni authorities have recently uncovered several rings spying for Iran, six or seven, urging the Islamic republic of Iran to stop meddling in Yemen's affairs. He accused Iran of arming and backing some groups including a southern faction and has refused to meet Iranian officials over the issue including President  Mahmoud Short RoundAhmadinejad while Hadi was on a US visit. Iran has denied the accusations saying they were baseless and the bilateral ties have started to worsen. The authorities have already started investigation of the spies after Iran exploited the latest developments to expand its operations in Yemen through attracting media and political opposition figures to undermine the political transition sponsored by the GCC and the West, the official continued. Iran has been accused of supporting the Shiite Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is "God is Great, Death to America™", Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews" ... Group in the far north which fought the Yemeni army six times under the former regime. This group is heavily armed and has been in sporadic festivities with tribes and other foes, even after it joined the popular uprising in early 2011 and accepted to participate in the dialogue under the West-backed power-transfer deal. Posted by: Fred 2012-10-09 |
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