The Houthis are part of Iran's so-called "Axis of Resistance", which also includes Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq, all united in opposing Israel.

TEHRAN: Iran on Friday (Oct 16) denied having anything to do with attacks by Yemen's Houthis, a day after Saudi Arabia accused it of having encouraged the group's recent escalation against the kingdom.

TEHRAN: Iran on Friday (Oct 16) denied having anything to do with attacks by Yemen's Houthis, a day after Saudi Arabia accused it of having encouraged the group's recent escalation against the kingdom.

TEHRAN: Iran on Friday (Oct 16) denied having anything to do with attacks by Yemen's Houthis, a day after Saudi Arabia accused it of having encouraged the group's recent escalation against the kingdom.

Iran denied having anything to do with attacks by Yemen's Houthis, a day after Saudi Arabia accused it of having encouraged the group's recent escalation against the kingdom.

India has expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia, which is facing a barrage of attacks by Houthis that have claimed the life of an Indian.

Iran's foreign ministry on Friday rejected Saudi Arabia's accusation that Tehran was involved in Houthi attacks on the kingdom, offering to mediate between the two sides.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that an oil ⁠tanker ​had exploded and caught fire after ​hitting ​a naval ⁠mine while transiting the ‌Strait of Hormuz.