Al-Monitor- On Dec.�14, Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations,�gave a speech�from a US military base in Washington standing in front of what she claimed was an Iranian missile delivered to Houthi rebels in Yemen. Haley claimed that the delivery of such weapons violated a 2015 United Nations Security Council resolution, vowing�stronger action against Tehran. While most experts were�skeptical of Haley�s claims, Iran was dismissive and answered back about US actions in Yemen.


Ali Akbar Velayati, foreign policy adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, joked at a Dec.�17 press conference, �I don�t know if this lady who is America�s representative at the UN is an international specialist�or missile�specialist.� He continued, �She showed something and said the Iranians had done it. This is just a claim and it shows that this individual does not have the minimum scientific information.�

Velayati added, �Like President Trump, they make baseless and ridiculous comments. The Islamic Republic under no conditions has given missiles to Yemen.�

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