Yemen accuses Iran of turning its lands into a base to develop chemical weapons

Today, Friday, the Yemeni government accused Iran of smuggling toxic gases and materials that interfere in the chemical weapons industry, in batches, to areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen.
The Yemeni government said that experts from the Revolutionary Guards directly supervise the establishment of a factory to produce these internationally prohibited weapons in Yemen. Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar Al -Iryani said in a press statement that “confirmed sources” reported that the Houthi group “has already begun to equip these killer materials, and installed them on ballistic missiles and drones.” The Houthis go beyond the limits of the traditional threat of ballistic missiles and drones, “noting that this places the region and the world in front of” catastrophic scenarios that threaten the lives of civilians “. Al -Iryani explained that the recent recognition of the Iranian Minister of Defense to establish his country with infrastructure and weapons factories in other countries, consistent with the” repeated warnings launched by the Yemeni government regarding Tehran’s attempts The localization of parts of its military program in the Houthi control areas. Time. ”The United Nations, the Security Council, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and all international parties called for“ the urgent action to stop these violations, investigate the smuggling of chemicals, and take the necessary measures. (Arabic)