Iranian flights to Yemen are violation of sovereignty, says Yemeni official

The Guardian reports that a plane carrying a Houthi delegation returning from Tehran to Yemen was forced to divert after Yemen's government bombed Sana'a airport. Yemen's vice-president, Abdullah al-Alimi, characterized the Iranian flights as an unacceptable violation of his country's sovereignty and said the aircraft contained equipment destined for the Houthi movement. Al-Alimi added that the Houthis have evolved from a domestic threat into a regional and international security concern.

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