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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Russia casts doubt over evidence of Iran-made missiles to Yemen
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRussia is dismissing evidence presented by the United States and UN experts that Iran had supplied missiles to Yemen’s Huthi rebels as inconclusive, signaling it will oppose a bid to slap sanctions on Tehran.
Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia says it was unclear whether missiles and weaponry used by the rebels were Iranian-made or whether they were shipped before the arms embargo on Yemen was imposed in 2015, casting doubt over the findings of a UN panel of experts.
“Iran is vehemently denying it is supplying anything to Yemen,” Nebenzia tells two reporters.
“Yemen hosts a pile of weapons from the old days. Many countries were competing to supply weapons to Yemen during the time of president Saleh, so I cannot give you anything conclusive,” he says.
The Times of Israel Community.