Iran offers to treat wounded from Yemen funeral air strike

Iran offers to treat wounded from Yemen funeral air strike United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 9, 2016 - Iran on Sunday requested help from the United Nations to send a plane to Yemen to evacuate the wounded from a deadly air strike on a funeral ceremony. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed "shock and indignation" over the air strikes that killed more than 140 mourners and injured over 525 on Saturday. The Iran-backed Huthi rebels blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the attack, o ... more

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