Iran calls for US to withdraw support for Israeli strikes on Yemen

Iran claims attacks in Yemen are attempt to disrupt negotiations with US over Tehran's nuclear program

Iran has urged the US to end its support for Israel's continuing strikes on Yemen, claiming Israel is trying to use its conflict with the Houthi-led government to drive a wedge between Iran and the US in the negotiations over the future of Tehran's civil nuclear program.

The strikes have been criticised by the UN recognised Yemen government based in Aden , who said it had not been consulted and air strikes alone were not an integrated plan to remove the Houthis from power. Yemen has been divided between the Houthis and the official government since the Houthis captured the capital Sana'a in 2015.