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Sunday, March 16, 2025
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Sunday, March 16, 2025
Iran condemns ‘brutal’ US strikes on Yemen
This image taken from video provided by the US Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2025. (US Navy via AP)
Iran’s foreign minister condemns deadly US strikes against Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthi rebels, saying they violated international law.
Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei “strongly condemned the brutal air strikes by the US” in a statement, denouncing them as a “gross violation of the principles of the UN Charter.”
US President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the group cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.
The Houthis said at least 31 people were killed.
He also warned Iran to stop supporting the rebel group, promising to hold the country “fully accountable” for the actions of its proxy.
