UAE protests Iran's arming Yemen opposition with 'drones'

The UAE said Thursday (February 2nd) it summoned the Iranian envoy to protest Tehran's alleged arming of the Houthis (Ansarallah) in Yemen, including providing drones, in their fight against the government, AFP reported.

The foreign ministry handed the charge d'affaires a "protesting memorandum concerning Iran's illegal arming" of Houthi opposition fighters, according to state news agency WAM.

It said that "Iranian weapons, including unmanned drones targeted recently by the Arab coalition, represent a flagrant violation" of UN Security Council resolutions.

The UAE is a key partner in the coalition that intervened in Yemen in March 2015 after opposition fighters stormed the capital Sanaa and advanced on second city Aden.

Emirati press reported recently that UAE warplanes destroyed a Houthi drone before it was launched on Yemen's west coast.

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