Just checked; no record of it being sold to Yemen
UAE is being seen as the puppet master in Yemen by the Houthi's, hence why they're being targeted.
As for why a nuclear plant, there can be 1001 reasons
Obviously from Iran, I meant that Iran may have modified the KH-55 then gave it to the Houthi's.
This is also bad for Iran in a military sense. The most advanced CM in Iran's missile arsenal crashed after 50 Km.
Oh the geopolitical effects for Iran are going to be atrocious, now the Gulf states have more political ammo against Iran. A miscalculated move on Iran's part.
Could they not have modified the KH-55 for ground launch? Only because I find it surreal that Iran would give a rag-tag, albeit highly...
Man khaley motajab.
You raise a good point on Iran being the only nation to have ground launched KH-55's and the improved Soumar.
Maybe Iran handed them their old original KH-55 stockpile, and kept the Soumar?
While I agree that they have a high tolerance for these cheap attacks, it should be noted that they have always been on some sort of weapon and/or supply depot, hence Iran's restraint. If Israel attacked a high-value IRGC target, Iran would have to respond to save face and to send a message that...
This is great for Sistan-Balochistan province. It will provide job opportunities to the rather disenfranchised Sunni population. This will allow them to view the Iranian government in a more positive light and will detract them from becoming Saudi-US funded sectarian puppets against IRI.