Iran denies US claims it is involved in Houthi ship attacks

Iran’s deputy foreign minister denies US accusations that Tehran is involved in attacks by Yemeni rebels on commercial ships, claiming the group is acting on its own.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have launched more than 100 drone and missile attacks, targeting 10 merchant vessels in the Red Sea, according to the Pentagon, in solidarity with Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, where Israel is battling Hamas.

Yesterday, the White House publicly released US intelligence that Iran provided drones, missiles and tactical intelligence to the Houthis, who control vast parts of Yemen including the capital, Sanaa.

“The resistance [Houthis] has its own tools… and acts in accordance with its own decisions and capabilities,” Iran’s deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri tells Mehr news agency.

“The fact that certain powers, such as the Americans and the Israelis, suffer strikes from the resistance movement… should in no way call into question the reality of the strength of the resistance in the region,” he adds.

Source » timesofisrael.com