Iran urges US, Britain to stop war against Yemen

TEHRAN, Jan 15: Iran urged Monday the United States and Britain to "stop the war against Yemen" following their recent strikes on targets of the Tehran-backed Huthi rebels.
US and British forces have hit scores of targets in Yemen after weeks of Huthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, claiming to act in solidarity with Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
The strikes have heightened fears that Israels war with Palestinian militant group Hamas could engulf the wider region.
"We warn America and Britain to stop the war against Yemen immediately," said Irans Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a Tehran press conference with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
He also called on the United States and Israel "to stop the war against Gaza" and said Huthis "will block Israeli ships or ships bound for Israeli ports" as long as the conflict continues.    —AFP