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Nikki Haley Slams Iran's Role In Yemen War, Neglects To Mention U.S. Part In Humanitarian Crisis
Source: Huffington Post
WORLD NEWS 12/14/2017 03:55 pm ET
Nikki Haley Slams Iran’s Role In Yemen War, Neglects To Mention U.S. Part In Humanitarian Crisis
“They are allowing missiles like this to be fired over to innocent civilians,” she said, standing in front of part of a rocket.
By Jesselyn Cook
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, stood before missile remnants that she claimed were covered in Iranian “fingerprints” on Thursday while laying out what she called “irrefutable evidence” that Tehran has violated its international obligations by militarily supporting rebels in Yemen.
The missile was reportedly launched at Saudi Arabia last month from an area of Yemen that is controlled by Houthi rebels, an Iranian-backed Shiite group that took control of large swathes of Yemen in 2014. Haley accused Iran of supplying the weaponry, and in doing so, defying a U.N. resolution that endorsed the Iran nuclear deal.
“It’s hard to find a conflict or terrorist group in the Middle East that doesn’t have Iran’s fingerprints all over it,” she told a news conference, vowing the U.S. will “build a coalition to really push back against Iran and what they’re doing.”
Pointing at part of the missile behind her, she added: “They are allowing missiles like this to be fired over to innocent civilians.”
While fiercely denouncing Iran, Haley neglected to acknowledge America’s own prolonged role in destabilizing the Middle East through its support of a military offensive that continues to slaughter Yemeni men, women and children.
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Nikki Haley Slams Iran’s Role In Yemen War, Neglects To Mention U.S. Part In Humanitarian Crisis
“They are allowing missiles like this to be fired over to innocent civilians,” she said, standing in front of part of a rocket.
By Jesselyn Cook
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, stood before missile remnants that she claimed were covered in Iranian “fingerprints” on Thursday while laying out what she called “irrefutable evidence” that Tehran has violated its international obligations by militarily supporting rebels in Yemen.
The missile was reportedly launched at Saudi Arabia last month from an area of Yemen that is controlled by Houthi rebels, an Iranian-backed Shiite group that took control of large swathes of Yemen in 2014. Haley accused Iran of supplying the weaponry, and in doing so, defying a U.N. resolution that endorsed the Iran nuclear deal.
“It’s hard to find a conflict or terrorist group in the Middle East that doesn’t have Iran’s fingerprints all over it,” she told a news conference, vowing the U.S. will “build a coalition to really push back against Iran and what they’re doing.”
Pointing at part of the missile behind her, she added: “They are allowing missiles like this to be fired over to innocent civilians.”
While fiercely denouncing Iran, Haley neglected to acknowledge America’s own prolonged role in destabilizing the Middle East through its support of a military offensive that continues to slaughter Yemeni men, women and children.
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Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nikki-haley-iran-role-yemen_us_5a32b7cbe4b0e41f9e043302
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