The Houthis are in the process of exhausting their weapons stock

Lieutenant General Alexus Greenkewicz, commander of the US Air Forces in the Middle East, said that the Houthi rebels in Yemen may be exhausting their stock of drone squadrons and anti-ship ballistic missiles, with the pace of their attacks slowing slightly.

Greenkewich added that the ongoing US retaliatory strikes against the Iranian-backed armed group “certainly affected their behavior…the pace of their operations is no longer what it was.”

Greenkewich said it is difficult to know the extent to which the Houthis’ supply of weapons has diminished due to the US strikes, because officials did not have a detailed intelligence assessment of their capabilities before the attacks began.

He added, “Our challenge is to understand what was the common denominator in the beginning, in other words, what did they have to start with?” It is clear that we know the size of the strikes that we launched and we have assessments of the extent of the success of those strikes. The other factor that complicates (the situation) is Iranian resupply.”

He said the United States believes the Houthis had dozens of anti-ship ballistic missiles when they started, and they have launched dozens of them. Therefore, understanding the extent of Iran’s ability to resupply the group with weapons is essential.

Grynkewich told reporters that the Houthis are more independent and controlling them is more difficult for Iran compared to other armed groups supported by Tehran in Iraq and Syria.