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UNITED NATIONS, United States – Houthi rebels in Yemen still arming with ballistic missiles and drones that "show similar characteristics" to weapons manufactured in Iran, a report from a group said. of UN experts
. report to the UN Security Council, a copy of which was seen by AFP on Monday, the panel said that it continued to believe that short – range ballistic missiles and missiles. other weapons had been transferred from Iran to Yemen after an arms embargo in 2015
Iran repeatedly denied that it was arming the Houthis in Yemen, but the United States and Saudi Arabia accused Tehran of providing military support to the rebels.
Recent inspections of weapons, including missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles) used by the Houthis "show similar characteristics to weapons systems known to be produced in the Islamic Republic of Iran" said the 125-page report.
During his recent visits to Saudi Arabia, the panel was able to inspect the debris of 10 missiles and found marks suggesting an Iranian origin, according to the report covering the period from January to July of this year. year.
the arms embargo, the Houthis continue to have access to ballistic missiles and UAVs to continue and perhaps intensify their campaign against targets in Saudi Arabia [Saudi Arabia] ", said the report.
probability "that the missiles were manufactured outside Yemen, shipped in sections throughout the country and rebadembled by the Houthis.
Iran Denies Houthi Support
In a letter to the panel, Iran argues that the missiles, which the Houthis have dubbed Burkan, are an internal enhancement of the SCUD missiles that were part of Yemen's arsenal before departure
Experts also investigate the information that the Houthis have received from Iran a monthly fuel donation of a value of $ 30 million. Iran has refused to provide financial support to the Houthis.
During missile debris inspections, commissioned experts also found power converters produced by a Japanese company and Cyrillic marks
L & # 39, investigation of these findings continues
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, told the Council in a separate report in June that some components of five missiles had been fired in Saudi Arabia, they were made in Iran, but the UN officials could not determine when they were shipped to Yemen.
The panel opened an investigation into seven airstrikes by the Saudi coalition civilian buildings, a gas station and commercial vessels, in a possible violation of international humanitarian law.
The Houthis are accused of having widely and indiscriminately
Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has been conducting a military campaign to repel the Houthis and restore the internationally recognized government in power.
The conflict left almost 10,000 people dead in Yemen, which the United Nations considers to be the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
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