The bizarre life and death of Iran’s ‘ambassador’ to Yemen’s Houthis
A recently dead man named Hasan Irloo was lauded by Iran's Supreme Leader as being a 'martyr' and a 'productive ambassador of Iran to Yemen.' Who was this mysterious person and why does it matter?
Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally against the United States' designation of Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization, in Sanaa, Yemen January 25, 2021(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
