Iran Rejects Claims on Yemeni Missiles as ‘Clumsy Scenario-Making’
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as “baseless” recent claims that the Islamic Republic has provided Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement with ballistic missiles, saying the “childish” scenario aims to whitewash the crimes of aggressors in Yemen. In remarks released on Tuesday, Qassemi denounced recent claims made by the British and French foreign ministers about […]
Araghchi discusses Yemen in meeting with European deputy FMs
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs met with deputy FMs of major European countries in Munich Sunday to discuss the Yemeni crisis. On the sidelines of this year’s Munich Conference on Sunday, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a meeting with deputy foreign ministers of France, Germany, Britain, and […]
UAE Soldier Killed in Yemen
TEHRAN – An Emirati soldier has been killed in Yemen, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) military announced Thursday. The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces announced the death of soldier Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah al-Hosani, the official Emirates News Agency (ENA) reported. Al-Hosani was reportedly killed while taking part in operations being conducted in Yemen […]
Saudi jet fighter downed by Yemenis
TEHRAN– Houthi-controlled Saba news agency reported that Yemenis had managed to shot down a fighter jet belonging to a Saudi-led military coalition over the Yemeni northern province of Saada on Sunday. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they shot down a fighter jet belonging to a Saudi-led military coalition over the Yemeni northern province of Saada on […]
Yemen Has Own Missiles: Iranian MP
TEHRAN – An Iranian lawmaker affirmed that Tehran backs the Yemeni army and nation, but rejected US accusation that Iran provides Yemen with missiles and emphasized that Yemenis employ their own weapons. “We have announced repeatedly that the Yemeni army and people have the support of Iran, however, we have also made it clear that […]
Johnson voices support for S Arabia amid Yemen war
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has stressed that the UK will remain committed to supporting Saudi Arabia as the Arab country continues with its war campaign in Yemen. In a press release on Tuesday, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he was “horrified” by the attempted missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. “The United […]
Yemen fires missile targeting Riyadh Royal Palace
TEHRAN – Yemen has announced the launch of a ballistic missile targeting Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, according to a statement by the Yemen’s force’s spokesman on Twitter. The missile launched by the Yemeni forces targeted the Riyadh Royal Palace. The official Spokesman of Ansarallah Mohamed Abd Al-Salam confirmed that they have fired a Burkan 2-H missile at […]
Iran Condemns Saudi Attacks on Yemeni Civilians
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned recent Saudi airstrikes on residential areas across Yemen that killed dozens of civilians on Sunday. In a statement on Sunday, Bahram Qassemi denounced the Saudi strikes against a wedding ceremony in the central province of Ma’arib as well as residential areas and shopping malls in different cities in Yemen. Expressing […]
Yemeni fighters slam U.S. accusations against Iran
TEHRAN – A spokesman of Yemeni fighters has strongly criticized U.S. charges that Iran is funneling missiles to fighters in Yemen, known as Houthis, Washington Post reported. Muhammad Abdul Salam said on Friday that Washington is “fabricating lies” to escape the repercussions of its recent decision to recognize the city of al-Quds (Jerusalem) as Israel’s […]
displaying weaponry fragments US accuses Iran of Yemen missile
The US presented for the first time pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons supplied to the Houthi in Yemen, claiming it as conclusive evidence that Tehran was violating UN resolutions. Displaying some fragments of weaponary at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling just outside of Washington, US defence ministry presenting some explanations tried to concluded that […]