Iran Slams Israeli Strikes On Yemen Port

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Tehran: Iran on Tuesday strongly condemned Israeli air strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, following missile attacks by Huthi rebels on Israel’s main airport.

The Israeli military said it hit Huthi positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and inland on Monday, alleging they were used to transfer “Iranian weapons” and other military equipment.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei denounced the strikes as “a blatant crime and a gross violation of the principles and rules of international law”.

Baqaei urged international and regional powers to act against what he called ongoing US and Israeli “destruction” in Islamic countries.

The Huthis said dozens of people were wounded in six strikes on Hodeida port and another attack on Bajil district, blaming “US-Israeli aggression”. A US official denied American involvement.