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Tehran denies Yemen's allegations about spy cell
[Yemen Post] Tehran denied on Thursday allegations about the arrest of an Iranian spy cell run by a leader of the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

In remarks to the Iranian Al-Alam TV, a front man of the Iranian Foreign Affairs cautioned other states against interference in Yemen's affairs, stressing that interventions in the affairs of the regional states is a wrong approach.

The Yemeni Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that the security authorities placed in long-term storage
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an Iranian spy cell that had been working in Yemen for seven years, spelling out that the cell was tasked with running spy operations in Yemen and African Horn.

Hours after the declaration of the arrest, Yemen president Abdu Rabo Mansour Had warned Iran from interfering in Yemen affairs.

In a speech delivered on Wednesday to cadets of the War College, he urged Iran to take into account that Yemen is currently facing critical conditions, stressing that Iran must stop its interventions in Yemen. Hadi reaffirmed that he will hunt the beturbanned goons anywhere in Yemen, reminding about victories made by the army in Zinjibar, Jaar and other regions of Abyan
...a governorate of Yemen. The region was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group until it dropped the name and joined al-Qaeda. Its capital is Zinjibar. In March 2011, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declared the governate an Islamic Emirate after seizing control of the region. The New York Times fastidiously reported that those in control, while Islamic hard boyz, are not in fact al-Qaeda, but something else that looks, tastes, smells, and acts the same. Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region when President-for-Life Saleh was tossed and the carnage continues...
.Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al-Qirbi had affirmed that there are a strong relations between the Houthi
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is "God is Great, Death to America™", Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews" ...
group and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

In remarks to a Saudi newspaper, Al-Watan, Al-Qirbi said affirmed that Tehran trains the Houthis and provides them with weapons, equipments and funds.

Al-Qirbi affirmed that Iran has relations with Al-Houthi group and other Yemeni groups, pointing out that such relations pose a source of concerns to Yemenis.


Posted by: Fred 2012-07-20
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