Thursday, January 7, 2016

Iran claims Saudi Arabia deliberately bombed embassy in Yemen

Iran has accused Saudi Arabia of intentionally bombing its embassy during an air strike in Sanaa, Yemen.

Iranian State media reported that a spokesperson for the country’s Foreign Ministry said that members of his staff had been wounded during a “deliberate” attack against the Iranian Embassy in Yemen.

"This deliberate action by Saudi Arabia is a violation of all international conventions that protect diplomatic missions," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari told state television.
"The Saudi government is responsible for the damage caused and for the situation of members of staff who were injured," Ansari added, without specifying when the alleged strike took place. (READ MORE)