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Trump administration showcases weapons to allege Iran is increasing its role in Yemen
Source: Washington Post
Trump administration showcases weapons to allege Iran is increasing its role in Yemen
By Missy Ryan and Kareem Fahim December 14 at 6:55 PM
The Trump administration said Thursday it would use what it describes as evidence of Iran’s deepening military involvement in Yemen’s civil war to secure a new international consensus for harsher action against Tehran, part of a plan to isolate its chief adversary in the Middle East.
U.S. officials have seized on a series of missile strikes by a Yemeni rebel group against Saudi Arabia as an opportunity to intensify global pressure on Iran.
At an elaborately staged presentation at a Washington military base, Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, showcased weaponry that she said constituted “undeniable” proof that Iran had expanded its support for Houthi rebels in Yemen as it continues to back armed groups in Lebanon, Syria and other countries.
“This evidence demonstrates a pattern of behavior in which Iran sows conflict and extremism,” Haley said, flanked by an array of mangled missile parts, a broken-up drone and other weaponry recovered by Persian Gulf allies of the United States.
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By Missy Ryan and Kareem Fahim December 14 at 6:55 PM
The Trump administration said Thursday it would use what it describes as evidence of Iran’s deepening military involvement in Yemen’s civil war to secure a new international consensus for harsher action against Tehran, part of a plan to isolate its chief adversary in the Middle East.
U.S. officials have seized on a series of missile strikes by a Yemeni rebel group against Saudi Arabia as an opportunity to intensify global pressure on Iran.
At an elaborately staged presentation at a Washington military base, Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, showcased weaponry that she said constituted “undeniable” proof that Iran had expanded its support for Houthi rebels in Yemen as it continues to back armed groups in Lebanon, Syria and other countries.
“This evidence demonstrates a pattern of behavior in which Iran sows conflict and extremism,” Haley said, flanked by an array of mangled missile parts, a broken-up drone and other weaponry recovered by Persian Gulf allies of the United States.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-showcases-weapons-to-allege-iran-is-increasing-its-role-in-yemen/2017/12/14/cf08d31a-e106-11e7-89e8-edec16379010_story.html
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley briefs reporters against a backdrop of what U.S. officials say are the remains of an Iranian Qiam ballistic missile, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
