TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister has firmly dismissed unfounded claims regarding the transfer of hypersonic missiles from Iran to Yemen. 

In a recent interview with Yemen’s Almasirah TV, Abbas Araqchi emphasized that Yemen has emerged as a significant player in the Axis of Resistance and plays a crucial role in supporting Gaza. 

“Accusing Iran of supplying weapons to Yemen is an insult to the Yemeni people, who possess the technological capabilities to enhance their military strength,” the top diplomat stated before highlighting that Yemen is autonomous in its decision-making and utilizes its weaponry as it sees fit. 

Since the Gaza conflict began, Yemeni forces have conducted numerous operations in solidarity with the besieged Gazans, targeting locations across the occupied Palestinian territories and engaging Israeli vessels approaching those ports. 

The conflict escalated on October 7 when the Palestinian resistance group Hamas launched the Al-Aqsa Storm Operation in retaliation for the Israeli regime's prolonged violence against Palestinians.  

The ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza has resulted in the deaths of at least 42,000 Palestinians, predominantly women and children, with injuries reported for 95,000 others. 

Additionally, many individuals remain unaccounted for, feared dead beneath the rubble.

Yemen’s latest attack against the Zionist regime which saw a hypersonic missile hit Tel Aviv after traveling 2000 km has shocked Israel and its Western patrons. The missile spent at least 11 minutes in the air before hitting its target in the occupied territories, raising questions about why Israeli and American air defense systems – supposedly the most advanced in the world – failed to intercept the missile.