The Houthis are part of the Iran-aligned regional alliance hostile to Israel and the United States which includes Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias in Iraq.
"The bombings on Gaza must stop immediately ... the path of oil and food exports to the Zionist regime should be stopped," Khamenei said in a speech, according to Iranian state media.
The country’s air force has retired another squadron of MiG-21 warplanes, which had been operating since the 1960s, in a move to enhance its capabilities
Maulana Yousaf Jamil further disclosed that his brother had taken his own life by snatching a gun from a security guard while he was alone at home on Sunday.
"We are concerned about all elements of Iran's threat network increasing their attacks in a way that risks miscalculation, or tipping the region into war," a senior US defense official said Monday.
