Yemeni army says struck Sanaa airport to prevent Iranian plane carrying Houthi delegation from landing

ADEN, Yemen, July 13– The Yemeni Armed Forces said Monday that it had struck Sanaa International Airport to prevent an Iranian passenger plane carrying a senior Houthi delegation from landing in the Houthi-held capital.

The Houthi delegation was returning from Tehran after attending the funeral ceremonies of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The plane later landed at Hodeidah International Airport in western Yemen, local sources told Xinhua.