Israel-Hamas war live: British airstrikes ‘fuelling chaos and disorder’, Iran warns
Houthi tribesmen gather to show defiance after US and UK air strikes on Houthi positions near Sana’a Credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS
Iran has warned that British and US strikes on Yemen are “fuelling chaos and disorder” and risking a wider war in the Middle East. Nassar Kanani, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, claimed that the strikes contradict US and UK policy on avoiding an escalation in the conflict and that further attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen are a “threat to international peace and security”.
These attacks are “in clear contradiction with the repeated claims of Washington and London that they do not want the expansion of war and conflict in the region,” Mr Kanani added.
Kanani’s comments came after Britain and the United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday night, in a bid to further disable Iran-backed groups in the region.
The new strikes hit 36 targets across 13 locations following attacks by the Iran-backed group against international and commercial shipping, as well as naval vessels travelling through the Red Sea.
British airstrikes ‘fuelling chaos and disorder’, Iran warns
Iran has warned that British and US strikes on Yemen are “fuelling chaos and disorder” and risking a wider war in the Middle East.
Nassar Kanani, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, claimed that the strikes contradict US and UK policy on avoiding an escalation in the conflict and that further attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen are a “threat to international peace and security”.
These attacks are “in clear contradiction with the repeated claims of Washington and London that they do not want the expansion of war and conflict in the region,” Mr Kanani added.
Hamas has also condemned Saturday’s strikes on Yemen, calling the bombings “a blatant assault on the sovereignty of a sister Arab country, and an escalation that will drag the region into further turmoil”.
The comments came after Britain and the United States launched a fresh wave of strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday night, in a bid to further disable Iran-backed groups in the region.
The new strikes hit 36 targets across 13 locations following attacks by the Iran-backed group against international and commercial shipping, as well as naval vessels traveling through the Red Sea.
The Telegraph
