Around 6 months ago Iran was supplied with the Russian Murmansk-BN electronic warfare system. Yemen is around 2000km from Iran. The Russian Murmansk-BN electronic warfare system has a range of 5000km plus. Can interfere with warships communications, GPS target acquisitions, and aircraft avionics. This also places Iran in the FAFO for the US and Israel. Where things could get messy.
4 Aug 2024 - Iran deploys Russian Murmansk-BN electronic warfare system to counter Israeli F-35I stealth fighters.
The effectiveness of Russian electronic warfare systems has been a topic of considerable attention, especially in light of their use in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. These systems have been credited with neutralizing modern Western military targets and causing significant disruptions to NATO operations. Reports indicate that NATO pilots have experienced loss of communication and severe headaches due to the high levels of radiation emitted by these EW systems. The West currently lacks effective countermeasures against these advanced Russian EW systems, which continue to be refined and improved based on combat experience.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/army-news-2024/iran-deploys-russian-murmansk-bn-electronic-warfare-system-to-counter-israeli-f-35i-stealth-fighters
Trump going after Iran in relation to Yemen's Houthis attacks. Trump displaying what appears to many as an Israel-first policy.
17 Mar 2025 - Trump threatens Iran after ordering strikes on Yemen’s Houthis: ‘They’re dictating every move’
“Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire,” Trump ominously warned on Truth Social.
https://nypost.com/2025/03/17/us-news/president-trump-threatens-iran-after-ordering-strikes-on-yemens-houthis-theyre-dictating-every-move/