Was it a rehearsal for joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran? Two days after Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the deputy commander of U.S.-Central Command, visited Israel to discuss Iran, U.S. and Israeli forces launched coordinated strikes on targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen. The targets included military infrastructure sites at Hezyaz power station, and military infrastructure in the Hodeidah and Ras Issa ports on the Western coast, the Israelis said. An informed source told the Jerusalem Post, that during Cooper’s visit, it was discussed that Jerusalem and Washington would coordinate efforts in handling the Houthi threat.
The Post further reports that another source confirmed the strike was coordinated with the American-British coalition, which attacked certain targets—and at the same time, Israel attacked other targets. There was no cooperation in the attack on the targets themselves, but each party struck different targets. According to the source, the “work” that will be “split” between Israel and the coalition is relatively clear. The coalition will allegedly attack weapons facilities, control and command bases, and underground places, while Israel strikes the Houthi’s economic facilities—which have military and civilian use such as ports, airports, power plants, etc.
