Iran has continued its weapon, drug shipments to Yemen despite Saudi pact, U.S. envoy says
’The Iranians have continued to smuggle weaponry and narcotics… and we are very concerned that this would continue despite the benefits that would come from a Saudi-Iran deal,’ Tim Lenderking said
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U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking takes part in a conference on Yemen's devastating war hosted by the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 30, 2022, hours after the Riyadh-led coalition announced a ceasefire for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The U.S. special envoy for Yemen said on Thursday that Iran’s shipments of weapons and drugs to proxy forces in Yemen have continued despite the China-brokered agreement to normalize ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Tim Lenderking told reporters...