Iran Update, August 31, 2024
The Houthis claimed an attack targeting Liberian-flagged container ship M/V GROTON in the Gulf of Aden on August 31.[45] The Houthis claimed to target the M/V GROTON for transporting goods to Israel.[46] The Houthis claimed to launch drones and missiles at the vessel.[47] The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported two missiles exploded in proximity to the GROTON 130 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, on August 31.[48] The Houthis previously targeted the GROTON with two missiles on August 3, as CTP-ISW previously reported.[49]
US Central Command destroyed two Houthi drones in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen on August 30.[50]
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Lebanese Hezbollah Representative to Iran Abdallah Safi al Din met with Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi in Iran on September 1.[7] The Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry reported that Safi al Din and Araghchi discussed the “latest situation of the anti-Israel front in Lebanon.”[8] Safi al Din and Araghchi likely discussed the Hezbollah drone and rocket attack targeting Israel in some capacity, though neither official would be responsible for planning or executing military operations against Israel. The United States sanctioned Safi al Din in May 2018 for acting as a conduit between Iran and Hezbollah and serving as an interlocutor between Iran and Hezbollah on financial issues.[9]
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