British Telegraph report: Iran has ordered its military personnel to leave Yemen and "abandoned its Houthi allies." The move is intended in case Iranian soldiers are hit by US strikes and force Iran into a confrontation with America.
Iran has ordered military personnel to leave Yemen, abandoning its Houthi allies as the US escalates an air strike campaign against the rebel group.
A senior Iranian official said the move aimed to avoid direct confrontation with the US if an Iranian soldier was killed.
The official said Iran was also scaling back its strategy of supporting a network of regional proxies to focus on the direct threats from the US instead.
The strikes, which Donald Trump described as “unbelievably successful”, have destroyed important military targets and killed commanders.
A Pentagon spokesman said more warplanes would be sent to the region but did not provide specific details.