Iran claims Saudi airstrike hit near its embassy in Yemen

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Smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike hit a site where many believe the largest weapons cache in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, is located on Monday, April 20, 2015. Powerful explosions rocked the Yemeni capital early Monday morning amid the strike, shattering windows and waking residents up. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike hit a site where many believe the largest weapons cache in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, is located on Monday, April 20, 2015. Powerful explosions rocked the Yemeni capital early Monday morning amid the strike, shattering windows and waking residents up. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Iranian state TV says an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has hit close to the Iranian Embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, shattering windows but causing no casualties or injuries.

The report says Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the kingdom’s envoy to Tehran to protest over the bombing on Monday.

It quotes Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, as warning the Saudis to abide by their international obligations and respect diplomatic missions. The report adds that Tehran holds Riyadh responsible for the safety of its mission in Sanaa.

Sanaa came under heavy bombardment on Monday as Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted weapon caches held by Iranian-backed Shiite rebels known as the Houthis who have seized much of Yemen.

The Saudi air campaign in Yemen is now in its fourth week.

US News/Associated Press

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11 responses to “Iran claims Saudi airstrike hit near its embassy in Yemen”

  1. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    Did they get scared at the embassy? Or did they feel the real heat resulting from their plots?
    Keep summoning that ambassador, he likes seeing you in that state of fear and confusion.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        only 4 miles from town …. nice place to make an ammo dump….

      2. Hind Abyad Avatar
        Hind Abyad

        Boumm:))

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          Got in one ‘Allo Akbar’ and didn’t expect a wind. ;-)))

  2. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    Maybe their aim will improve, next time.

  3. Damn they missed.

  4. Hind Abyad Avatar
    Hind Abyad

    Our goal is to try to bring about a political resolution to the conflict. – White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest

    “Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, widely regarded as the terrorist network’s most lethal franchise, has capitalized on the chaos by sharply expanding its reach. Fighters loyal to the group claimed control Thursday of a military base and other key facilities near Mukalla, an Arabian Sea port in southern Yemen”.

    “Saudi officials said they are not targeting areas with Al Qaeda fighters, however, and are focusing only on the Houthis, a Shiite Muslim minority whom they view as proxies for Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival”.

  5. Hind Abyad Avatar
    Hind Abyad

    Saudi-led Yemen air war’s high civilian toll unsettles U.S. officials- -Our goal is to try to bring about a political resolution to the conflict. – White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest HaHa

    Tribal
    gunmen in Sana, Yemen, on April 16 protest a U.N. arms embargo against
    Houthi rebels. Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have hit “dozens of public
    buildings,” including schools and mosques, the U.N. said.”

    “The US sells the Saudis
    $80 billion worth of weapons and then gets bent because they use them?
    The Gulf Arabs have been on a weapon buying spree–boys go nuts with
    toys”.GroupThinker

    1. It Is now Sunnis Shiah war.Drafted in White house before 9 11.No militants wars any more.The war is growing that way now.Zionist will using media to plant Saudi coalition and Iran war.America is not sided any countries..but Israel.If media not working well..Zionist will find ways to plant the war.How?..Let we see how smart these Zionist coalition.

  6. America,Israel and Zionist will find ways how to plant war between Saudi coalition and Iran..Let we see they will do..Zionist is going near to their target,,destroy Iran by using Sunnis coalition.See how Iran will react and solve the threat.

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