A senior Iranian official has dismissed as “baseless and ridiculous” the recent US claim about Iran providing missiles to Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement, saying even international experts have mocked the accusation.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has never given missiles to Yemen,” Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei on international affairs, said on Sunday.
He added that the US diplomat lacks the least information required to comment on international issues, adding, “She is similar to her boss (US President Donald Trump) who makes unfounded remarks based on absurd information.”
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley went on live television Thursday to display debris purportedly from a ballistic missile that had been fired from Yemen at an airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
On November 4, a missile fired from Yemen targeted King Khalid International Airport near Riyadh, reaching the Saudi capital for the first time.
Tehran rejected the allegation as “provocative and baseless,” saying the Yemenis had shown an “independent” reaction to the Saudi bombing campaign on their country.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif once again on Saturday dismissed as “baseless” Haley’s allegation and said it was an attempt by Washington to whitewash its war crimes in the Middle East.
The Iranian foreign minister says the recent US claim against Tehran is an attempt to whitewash Washington’s war crimes in the Middle East.
“In an attempt to cover up its presence in the region and measures, which can mostly amount to war crimes, the US levels baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran by displaying a piece of metal,” Zarif told reporters.
Source: Press TV
