Saudi FM accuses Iran of smuggling arms to Houthis

RIYADH - 22 January 2018: Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir accused Tehran of continuing smuggling arms and rockets to Houthi militia in Yemen.

"Iranian regime still continues to smuggle weapons and missiles to the Houthi militias in Yemen with the aim of attacking the Kingdom and its people and vital interests," Al-Jubeir said during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) emergency meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, according to Al Arabiya Al Hadath television.

The OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen affirmed the OIC's solidarity with the Kingdom in all measures taken by Saudi Arabia in protecting its security and defending its stability.