Top U.S. General: Iranian Regional Meddling Has Increased Since Nuclear Deal 2/28/2018 9:17:22 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Yemeni women loyal to the Houthi movement hold up rifles as they attend a gathering in the capital Sanaa on January 14, 2018. WEEKLY STANDARD, FEB 27, 2018  - Iran has boosted its investments in militant and terrorist groups across the Middle East since the enactment of the 2015 nuclear deal, the nation’s top general who oversees U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. “What it took 20 years for Iran to do in Lebanon with the Lebanese Hezbollah, they’re attempting to do in about five years with the Houthis in Yemen,” General Joseph Votel told lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee. “They’re accelerating their pace and their ability to do this.” Asked whether Iran has reduced, maintained, or enhanced its investment in their proxy forces since the birth of the nuclear deal, Votel said, “I would characterize it as ...