WANA (Jul 14) – Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has rejected U.S. allegations that Tehran transferred military equipment to Yemen, describing the claims as “entirely baseless and fabricated” and accusing Washington of attempting to mislead the UN Security Council and divert international attention from its actions against Iran.

 

In a statement issued following Monday’s UN Security Council meeting, the Iranian mission said that the Houthi movement (Ansarallah) represents a significant portion of the Yemeni people and that Iran recognizes the authorities in Sana’a as the country’s legitimate representatives.

 

The statement added that Iran’s engagement with the Sana’a authorities is conducted in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions and is aimed at supporting a Yemeni-led political process to achieve a unified Yemen while preserving the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national unity. It also noted that the United Nations has repeatedly benefited from these interactions in advancing the peace process in Yemen.

 

The Iranian mission also dismissed a U.S. claim made during the Security Council session that Iran had used the visit of a Yemeni delegation attending the funeral of Iran’s Supreme Leader to transfer military equipment.

 

According to the statement, the allegation is “completely unfounded” and was fabricated to mislead the Security Council and distract international attention from what Iran described as “the horrific crimes committed by the United States against the Iranian people.”