NEW YORK — To the Trump administration, the recovered missile fragments were incontrovertible proof that Iran was illicitly arming Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Yet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif brushed it off Tuesday as little more than cheese puffs. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley of displaying fabricated evidence that missiles lobbed by the Houthis at civilian areas in Saudi Arabia originated in Iran. Haley said others had clear “Iranian missile fingerprints,” such as short-range ballistic missiles that lacked large stabilizers — a feature she said only Iran’s Qiam missiles have. Yet Iran’s opponents have struggled to provide foolproof evidence to back up their claims, creating an opening for Iran to deny.

Source: National Post April 24, 2018 23:05 UTC