(Telegraph-UK) Melanie Swan - Houthi rebels, who have fired missiles at the British Navy ship HMS Diamond in the Red Sea, trained at an elite Iranian naval academy. Some 200 mercenaries received instruction from Iran's Revolutionary Guards at the Khameini Academy of Naval Sciences and Technology in Ziba Kenar. On Tuesday, at least one Houthi missile directly targeted a Royal Navy ship for the first time, prompting a threat of retaliation by Grant Shapps, the Defense Secretary. "Enough is enough," he said. "This cannot continue and we won't allow it to continue." He said there was no doubt that Iran was guiding the Houthis on the attacks.
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