Iran Rejects US Claims of Arms Transfers to Yemen, Says Washington Covering Up Crimes
Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has rejected US allegations that Tehran is transferring weapons to Yemen, describing the accusations as fabricated claims intended to divert attention from Washington’s crimes against the Yemeni people and its destabilizing role in the region.
In a letter addressed to the UN Security Council in response to remarks by the US representative, Iravani said the United States was “the aggressor, not the victim,” arguing that accusations regarding Iranian arms shipments to Yemen were designed to mislead the Security Council and obscure the consequences of US military actions.
He said Iran had documented 42 cases of serious US violations of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, adding that Washington’s continued actions had endangered regional stability and threatened international peace and security.
Iravani also accused the United States and the Israeli enemy of launching two unprecedented wars of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, describing US attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
He further said US interference in Iran’s security arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz had contributed to renewed instability in the strategic waterway and disrupted international commercial navigation.
According to Iravani, recent US military operations have undermined months of diplomatic efforts and posed a serious threat to regional and international security.
He concluded by accusing Washington of using the territory and military capabilities of Gulf states to conduct military operations against Iran, arguing that such policies risk turning those countries into active battlefields.
The developments follow two humanitarian flights operated by Iran carrying Yemeni patients, civilian passengers, and an official Yemeni delegation to Yemen. The Saudi enemy attempted to prevent both aircraft from reaching Yemeni territory, further escalating tensions surrounding air access to Yemen.