Yemeni FM: Iran must stop aiding Houthi rebels

Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi on Sunday urged Tehran to crack down on Iranian groups he accused of aiding Houthi rebels in northern Yemen and held Iran’s government partly to blame.

“Religious (Shiite) circles and groups in Iran are providing aid to the Houthis ,” he told a press conference in Kuwait City

“Although we are not directly accusing the Iranian official side, we believe that the message is clear that a country with groups aiding rebels in other countries is partly responsible. Iran must stop this aid,” he said.