Iran denies arming Yemen rebels after Saudi accusations

Tehran strongly denied that it had supplied weapons to Yemeni rebels, which they reportedly used in attacks on its archfoe Saudi Arabia. “We have no arms link with Yemen,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told the ISNA news agency on Wednesday. The statement came after Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted a rebel missile over Riyadh on Tuesday, and suggested it was “Iranian-manufactured,” according to AFP. “The accusation that Iran gives weapons to various groups is rejected and we strongly deny it,” the spokesman said.