Dubai: Tuesday’s visit by Al Houthis with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is further proof of their fealty to Iran, the UAE has said.
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UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, said of the meeting:
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“Houthi relations with Iran, for long in search for proper designation, is clearer following their leadership’s meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei. Stated in black & white in their statement of fealty the Houthis are a proxy and that is the correct terminology.”
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Gulf states have long complained of Iran’s interference in Arab states’ affairs, from Iraq, to Syria to Lebanon to Yemen.
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Khamenei hosted Al Houthi rebel spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam at his Tehran residence late Tuesday.
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During the meeting Khamenei renewed his support for the rebels, who control the Yemeni capital Sana;a and much of the north.
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The conflict has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people and displaced some 3.3 million since 2015.
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Two-thirds of the population – some 20 million people – require humanitarian support, according to the United Nations.
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Khamenei blasted the “Western world’s indifference towards the crimes committed in Yemen”.
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Saudi Arabia and the US have accused Iran of illegally smuggling weapons into Yemen to sustain Al Houthi war efforts.
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Hundreds of Al Houthi missiles have targetted Saudi territory in defiance of international law.
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