The armed rebels with ingenious weapons that could give Iran the edge

It was only a matter of time before the Houthis joined the fight in the Israeli-American war with Iran, now entering the fifth week with no end in sight. Quite the reverse, as the rebels add another dimension to the increasingly complicated battlescape. On Saturday, Houthi forces in Yemen launched two ballistic missiles at southern Israel, the militarily sensitive chunk of Negev desert bordering Gaza and the nuclear site at Dimona. Both projectiles were shot down by Israeli and American air defences. The success of the Iron Dome missile defence and its radars is little cause for complacency, however. Following…