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A Saudi-led military coalition announced the closure of all air, land and sea ports to Yemen.
The move is reportedly a response to a retaliatory missile strike from Yemen that targeted Riyadh’s international airport.
The coalition blamed Iran for Saturday’s missile strike, saying it could be “considered as an act of war.”
But Tehran dismissed the allegations as “destructive, irresponsible, provocative and baseless”.
The tightening of the already existing Saudi blockade on Yemen, which has been in place since 2015, could further limit access for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Arab world’s poorest country.
Saudi Arabia has been leading a destructive military campaign against Yemen since March 2015 to reinstate former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and crush the Houthi movement.
The campaign has created a humanitarian catastrophe, killing tens of thousands, including many women and children.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
