Europe’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini warned on Tuesday that the mounting tension between Saudi Arabia, Iran and their respective allies and proxies is “extremely dangerous”. Saudi Arabia has led a military intervention in support of Yemen’s internationally recognised government since 2015, during which more than 10,000 people have been killed and three million displaced. Hassan Nasrallah, the chief of Lebanon’s powerful Shia militant group and political movement Hezbollah, said the move was “imposed” on Hariri by Saudi Arabia. Iran and Saudi Arabia are at odds over a number of regional conflicts. Reacting to the missile launch, Trump said “a shot was just taken by Iran, in my opinion, at Saudi Arabia ... and our system knocked the missile out of the air”.

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2017 14:43 UTC