Iran warns Saudis could "spark a fire" over alleged aid ship

Ishmael · 2015-05-14T12:48:20+00:00

A senior Iranian military official has warned the Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemeni rebels that blocking an Iranian aid ship bound for Yemen will "spark a fire," as a five-day humanitarian cease-fire appeared to hold early Wednesday after going into effect the day before. "I bluntly declare that the self-restraint of Islamic Republic of Iran is not limitless," Gen. Masoud Jazayeri, the deputy chief of staff, told Iran's Arabic-language Al-Alam state TV late Tuesday. "Both Saudi Arabia and its novice rulers, as well as the Americans and others, should be mindful that if they cause trouble for the Islamic Republic with regard to sending humanitarian aid to regional countries, it will spark a fire, the putting out of which would definitely be out of their hands." In Washington, U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren said the American military is monitoring the cargo ship and warned Iran against "planning some sort of stunt." He said the Iranian naval escort is unnecessary and that Iran should send the ship to Djibouti, where humanitarian efforts for Yemen are being coordinated. Read more: Iran warns Saudis could "spark a fire" over alleged aid ship - CBS News

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Start date May 14, 2015

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