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A spokesman for the Houthi Ansarullah movement has heavily criticized US charges that Iran is funneling missiles to its forces in Yemen.
Muhammad Abdul Salam said late Friday on Twitter that Washington is “fabricating lies” to escape the repercussions of its recent decision to recognize Al-Quds as Israel’s capital, a move that triggered protests in the Arab and Muslim world including in war-torn Yemen.
On Thursday, US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley unveiled what she said was “undeniable” evidence proving that Iran is funneling missiles to Houthi forces in Yemen in violation of international law.
At a news conference in a hanger at a military base in Washington, Nikki Haley presented recently declassified evidence including segments of missiles launched at Saudi Arabia from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen.
“It was made in Iran then sent to Houthi militants in Yemen,” Haley said. “From there it was fired at a civilian airport with the potential to kill hundreds of innocent civilians in Saudi Arabia.”
The missiles prove “blatant violations” of UN Security Council resolutions while the international community was “looking the other way” because of the nuclear deal, Haley said. The US will now rally other nations to push back on Iran’s behavior, she added.
Iran immediately dismissed the evidence as “fabricated,” saying the accusations were baseless.
“This purportedly evidence, put on public display today, is as much fabricated as the one presented on some other occasions earlier,” said Alireza Miryousefi, spokesman at Iran’s mission to the United Nations.
Iran “categorically” rejects the accusation “as unfounded and, at the same time, irresponsible, provocative and destructive,” he said in a statement on Thursday.
The Iranian mission said the accusations leveled by Haley were intended to divert attention from the devastating war in Yemen being led by US ally Saudi Arabia, and indicated “unbridled support for the Israeli regime.”
A confidential report to the Security Council this month said UN officials had examined debris from missiles fired at Saudi Arabia that pointed there was no firm conclusion on whether they came from an Iranian supplier.
The report from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which was obtained by AFP, said the officials were still analyzing the information.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
