Riyadh, Oct. 17 -- Iran has aided Yemen's Houthis with intelligence and tactical guidance in their recent attacks against Saudi Arabia and its Yemeni allies, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Israel Defence Force (IDF)'s former Iran researcher, Danny Citrinowicz, told the media outlet, "The connection is very, very strong on the operational level," and described the relationship between Iran and Houthis as one of "shared strategic interest that isn't based on a client-patron relationship, but rather on strategic cooperation."

The conflict involving the Houthis, Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government has deepened in the recent time, with the Houthis controlling the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

According to Al Jazeera, the Yemeni gove...