Houthis begin producing chemical weapons - report

The Shiite Ansar Allah movement, which controls part of Yemen, is allegedly making chemical weapons using components smuggled in from Iran, Minister of Information for Yemen’s internationally recognized government Moammar Al-Eryani said.

"The Houthi terrorist militia has established a factory for producing chemical weapons, under the direct supervision and management of Iranian experts," Moammar Al-Eryani said.

According to him, Iran recently smuggled toxic gases and materials used in their manufacture, in batches.

The minister noted that the Yemeni government’s assessment is based on intelligence information obtained from several "confirmed sources".