New report shows how Yemeni militant group is developing medium-range weapons independently of Iran.
Houthi militants are attempting to produce their own advanced medium-range ballistic missiles using Chinese-delivered parts, a new report shows, a technological advance that would raise the threat posed by the Iran-backed group.
The Houthis shipped in from a Chinese supplier a range of components needed to make a version of one of Iran’s most powerful weapons, the Kheibar Shekan Iranian precision-guided missile, said the report by Conflict Armament Research, a group that works in conflict zones and reports on the use of weapons and their supply chains. The Houthi missile would have a range up to about 1,200 miles, putting all of Saudi Arabia and Israel within reach.
Iran used the Kheibar Shekan—a cheap, mobile, precision weapon first displayed in Tehran in 2022—against American bases with some success during the war with the U.S. last spring, The Wall Street Journal has previously reported.
The Houthis have amped up attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks in a bid to break a Riyadh-led blockade. The attacks, along with Iran’s continued hits on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, have pushed oil prices higher and angered President Trump. On Tuesday, Trump said the Houthis were behaving “very badly” in a post on his Social Truth platform.
The Conflict Armament report—viewed by the Journal before publication—was based on information from Yemeni authorities in July after officials interdicted two shipments last year, which included the missile equipment hidden among a range of other goods.
“When you have imports like that, there is a possibility that they are already manufacturing or that they are trying and it doesn’t really work out,” said Fabian Hinz, senior analyst at Conflict Armament. He said the Houthis weapons facilities are so well camouflaged that it is unclear how far along missile production has proceeded.
The Kheibar Shekan is more effective than other Iranian-made missiles because of its ability to maneuver out of the way of air defenses.
An Iranian Kheibar Shekan missile on display in Tehran’s Baharestan Square last year. ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/epa/shutterstock
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