Sputnik News- The US envoy to the UN has blamed Iran for the recent Yemeni Houthi rebel attack targeting Saudi Arabia in a claim repeatedly denied by Tehran.




"By providing these types of�weapons to�the Huthi [Houthi] militias in�Yemen, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is violating two UN resolutions simultaneously," US Ambassador to�the UN Nikki Haley has claimed.

She referred to�the information that a ballistic missile launched by�the Houthis into�Saudi Arabia in�July 2017 was allegedly an? Iranian Qiam, the type of�weapon that was not present in�Yemen before�the start of�the conflict.

Houthis' Missile Attack

Haley's statement comes several days after�Saudi Arabia intercepted a missile launched by�the Yemeni Houthi rebels, prompting the�US president's reaction, who has also blamed Iran for�the attack.

While Saudi Arabia accuses Iran, its key rival in�the region, of�allegedly arming and training the rebels in�Yemen, Tehran has strongly denied the claims, although it makes no secret of�the country's political support for�the Houthis.
Most recently, Iran has commented on�a claim by�Saudi Arabia�s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who had�blamed Tehran�over�alleged arms supplies to�the Houthis, calling the allegations "contrary to�reality."


In Yemen, the Houthis have been involved in�the armed conflict with�forces backed by�the Saudi-led coalition since�2015. The conflict has resulted in�a dire humanitarian situation in�the country, with�millions in�need of�various kinds of�assistance.