美國譴責伊朗支持也門反叛武裝

The White House is calling for the United Nations to examine Iran's role in the conflict in Yemen, alleging the Iranian government is perpetuating the fighting in order to "advance its regional ambitions."

U.S. ally Saudi Arabia accused Iran of supplying Houthi rebels with arms, including a missile the Saudis intercepted after it was fired at an airport in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia leads a coalition battling the Houthis in support of Yemen's internationally recognized government, and said earlier this week Iran's actions could be considered "an act of war."

A White House statement Wednesday expressed support for Saudi Arabia and other allies in the region and said Iran has violated U.N. prohibitions on arms transfers.

"Houthi missile attacks against Saudi Arabia, enabled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, threaten regional security and undermine U.N. efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict," the statement said.

Iran has supported the Houthis, but denies arming them.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized Saudi Arabia for its role in the Yemen conflict in a series of Twitter posts Tuesday.

The Saudi-led coalition began an intensive campaign of air strikes against the Houthi rebels in March 2015. Since then, the United Nations reports more than 14,000 civilian casualties. These include nearly 5,300 people killed and almost 8,900 injured.白宮要求聯合國認真考查伊朗在也門衝突中所扮演的角色，稱伊朗政府正在使那裏的戰鬥永久化，以便“推進伊朗對該地區的野心。”

美國的盟國沙特阿拉伯指責伊朗向也門胡塞族反叛武裝提供武器，其中包括沙特攔截的射向利雅得機場的一枚導彈。

沙特正在領導一支聯軍跟胡塞武裝作戰，以支持得到國際間承認的也門政府。沙特本星期早些時候表示，伊朗的行爲可以被視爲“戰爭行動”。

星期三，白宮發表聲明，表示支持沙特和該地區其他的盟友，並表示伊朗違反了聯合國禁止武器轉讓的禁令。

聲明說，“胡塞武裝在伊朗的伊斯蘭共和國衛隊的幫助下對沙特發動導彈襲擊，威脅到地區和平，破壞了聯合國通過談判結束衝突的努力。”

伊朗一直支持胡塞武裝，但否認向他們提供了武器。

伊朗外長扎裏夫星期二通過一系列推文批評了沙特在也門衝突中扮演的角色。

沙特領導的聯軍從2015年3月開始對胡塞反叛武裝進行密集空襲。自那時以來，聯合國報告說，平民的傷亡人數有14000多人，其中包括近5300人喪生，近8900人受傷。