Stories
Iran Rejects Saudi Accusations and Offers to Mediate Yemen Conflict
- •Iran rejected Saudi Arabia's allegations that it encouraged Houthi rebels to escalate attacks against the kingdom, calling the claims not credible.
- •Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated that Yemen acts according to its own interests and offered Tehran's help to mediate and end hostilities.
- •The Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting multiple drones and missiles targeting southern Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, the Red Sea, and Yanbu.
- •Two missiles landed near Aden airport in Yemen, narrowly missing a passenger flight to Cairo, following an earlier strike on the presidential palace that killed five people.
Key Questions Answered
Iran rejected Saudi Arabia's allegation as not credible, stating that Yemen's armed forces act independently according to their own interests and assessments. At the same time, Tehran reiterated its willingness to mediate and help bring an end to the hostilities.
A spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition stated that forces intercepted and destroyed three drones over southern Saudi Arabia and Riyadh, along with two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and a ballistic missile over Yanbu.
Two missiles landed within the perimeter of Aden airport, targeting a command headquarters and a weapons depot, with no casualties reported. An information ministry official noted that a Cairo-bound passenger flight narrowly escaped being hit, landing about 500 metres away, following a separate presidential palace attack that killed five people.
