Iran Backed Shiite Rebels

An Iranian ship convoy suspected of carrying weapons for Shiite rebels in Yemen has turned back, US officials said, as Saudi-led warplanes kept up air strikes on the anti-government forces.

Washington warned on Thursday it would not stand by while Tehran supports Shiite rebels in Yemen, as Iran's supreme leader denounced Saudi-led air strikes in the country as "criminal acts".

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called today for a ceasefire in the conflict in Yemen between forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and Shiite rebels backed by Tehran.

The United States will not stand by while Iran provides support to Shiite rebels who have seized much of Yemen, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. 'There have been-there are, obviously-flights coming from Iran. Every single week there are flights from Iran and we've traced it and know this,' Kerry told PBS television in an interview.

An Iranian ship convoy suspected of carrying weapons for Shiite rebels in Yemen has turned back, US officials said, as Saudi-led warplanes kept up air strikes on the anti-government forces.

Washington warned on Thursday it would not stand by while Tehran supports Shiite rebels in Yemen, as Iran's supreme leader denounced Saudi-led air strikes in the country as "criminal acts".

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called today for a ceasefire in the conflict in Yemen between forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and Shiite rebels backed by Tehran.

The United States will not stand by while Iran provides support to Shiite rebels who have seized much of Yemen, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. 'There have been-there are, obviously-flights coming from Iran. Every single week there are flights from Iran and we've traced it and know this,' Kerry told PBS television in an interview.