An unidentified source at the Iranian Defense Ministry dismissed earlier reports about Iranian officers, allegedly kidnapped by militants in the Yemeni city of Aden.�

MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� A source at�the Iranian Defense Ministry in�an interview to�Sputnik on�Saturday dismissed media reports about�two Iranian officers having been kidnapped by�militants in�the southern port city of�Aden.

Earlier media reports suggested that the kidnapped Iranian officers advised Houthi fighters.

"There are no Iranian soldiers in�Yemen to�be kidnapped. These are attempts by�certain countries to�prove that Iran is participating in�the military operation in�Yemen."

Yemen is at�the moment the scene of�violent clashes between�Houthi militants and troops loyal to�President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who fled the country amid�the hostilities in�the country.

 

Yemeni officials have claimed that Iran was supplying weapons to�the Shiite Houthi rebels in�Yemen. Tehran has denied the provision of�any military support to�the rebels.

Hadi asked the Arab League for�military aid on�March 25 and, following�his request, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition began to�carry out�airstrikes against�Houthi positions in�Yemen.

The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan, and Egypt form the coalition, alongside�Saudi Arabia. The United States is providing intelligence, targeting and logistical support.

By Sputnik News