Iran denies supplying Houthis with missile launched toward Saudi Arabia

BY Libyan Express Dec 21, 2017 - 11:55

Iran refuted accusations by Saudi Arabia and the US about it supplying Yemen’s Houthis with the missile that targeted the Saudi capital on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry said the accusations are “baseless,” affirming that Iran has no “arms links with Yemen,stating the possibility of that is non existing because of the blockade staged by the Allies coalition led by Saudi Arabia.

The missile was intercepted with no reports of casualties, according to the Saudi military.

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