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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

New UN Report Confirms Iran’s Missile Support to Houthis

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses a meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, US, April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the UN has determined that debris from five ballistic missiles launched from Yemen into Saudi Arabia contained components manufactured in Iran and shared key design features with an Iranian missile.

Guterres told the Security Council in the 14-page report that debris from the missiles fired since July 2017 "share key design features with a known type of missile manufactured" by Iran.

The report, sent to the Council on Tuesday, added that "some component parts of the debris were manufactured” in Iran.

But according to Agence France Presse, the findings were less conclusive that those of a separate UN panel of experts that reported in January that Iran was in violation of the arms embargo on Yemen for failing to block the missile supplies.

The Security Council is scheduled to discuss the report on June 27.

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