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Iran: Saudi Arabia Bombed Our Embassy

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In Yemen.

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Iran has accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes on the Iranian Embassy in Yemen. Tehran’s claim was made in its state-run news, and The Washington Post said it could not be independently verified. However, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said on television, “Saudi Arabia is responsible for the damage to the embassy building and the injury to some of its staff.” An Associated Press reporter in Yemen, however, said there was "no visible damage" to the building.

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