After new US strikes hitting Yemen, Iran issues a warning about suspected spy ships in the Mideast
- Iran warned the US about potential targeting of two cargo ships suspected to be Iranian commando bases, following the US and UK air strike campaign against Yemen's Houthi rebels.
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned the Houthis of further consequences if they continue illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels.
- The Behshad and Saviz cargo ships, suspected of being spy positions for Iran's Revolutionary Guard, have loitered for years in the Red Sea off Yemen.
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Iran has assured that it will retaliate against US attacks against the country
The Islamic Republic will not hesitate to use capacities to provide a response that will make the aggressors regret it,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanani, reacted at a press conference.
Iran urges US, UK to refrain from 'testing wrath of region' with more strikes
On February 4, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanani Chafi said that the US and UK, by continuing to attack positions of Yemen's Houthi rebel Ansar Allah movement, are threatening security around the world. Kanani Chafi called the US strikes on Iraq and Syria a "strategic mistake"
Iran issues warning to US about possible attacks on 2 cargo ships suspected of spy activities
Iranian officials warned the U.S. on Sunday about possibly targeting two cargo ships in the Middle East that are suspected of being spy ships for the country.The warning was issued after forces from the U.S. and U.K. launched an airstrike offensive against Houthi rebels located in Yemen.The Associated Press reported that the statement from Iran referred to the Behshad and Saviz ships, which are both registered commercial cargo ships with a compa…
Iran Says Yemen Strikes 'Contradict' US, UK Policy
Tehran, Iran — Iran on Sunday denounced the latest U.S. and U.K. strikes on targets in Yemen saying they "contradict" their declared intention of avoiding a wider Middle East conflict. 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," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, said in a statement. He accused the United States…
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