The government-affiliated Yemeni army accused the Houthi forces of test-firing an anti-ship missile from the capital, Sana'a, to the Red Sea.

And the website of the Yemeni Ministry of Defense quoted the spokesman for the armed forces, Abdo Majali, as saying, "The Houthis conducted an experiment this morning to launch an anti-ship missile from the Nehm district in Sana'a (the eastern suburbs of the capital, Sana'a), and it landed in international waters west of Al-Hodeidah Governorate."

He added, "All evidence proves the Iranian Guard's involvement in the launch and its continued support for the Houthis." Brigadier General Majali blamed the Houthis for "the consequences of the missile launch," considering it "another hostile operation."

The spokesman said that the "Ansar Allah" movement threatens regional and international security, and described that threat, and other threats that preceded it, as "undermining regional and international security," calling on the international community to "bear responsibility in protecting international corridors and ensuring freedom of maritime navigation." ".

And the head of the Supreme Political Council formed by the Houthis, Mahdi Al-Mashat, announced in early September that the group had tested new naval weapons, and stressed during a military parade in the coastal city of Hodeidah, "the ability now to strike any point in the sea from anywhere in Yemen and not from Coasts only.