Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Al Jazeera - Riyadh:

The Yemeni Ministry of Defense announced that the Yemeni armed forces targeted the runway of Sanaa International Airport to prevent the Iranian plane from landing in Yemen.

The ministry said in a brief statement: 'The terrorist Houthi militias backed by the Iranian regime prevented the Yemeni national airline from landing at Sanaa airport and insisted that the Iranians violate Yemeni soil, hence the airport runway was targeted.'

Yemeni Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Dr. Taher al-Aqili, affirmed that the armed forces will confront hostile aircraft that violate Yemeni airspace and sovereignty by all available means.

In a statement, al-Aqili revealed that the Yemeni government, in cooperation with the regional and international community, tried by all legal and diplomatic means to convince the Iranian regime and the Houthi militias in Sanaa to return to the right path and not to violate Yemeni airspace with Iranian aircraft. He pointed out that this violation is not the first, but it differs from previous ones in its challenge to international legitimacy.

Al-Aqili said: 'We have run out of patience, and accordingly we will respond appropriately to this treacherous brutal act and confront the hostile aircraft that violate Yemeni airspace and sovereignty by all available means, until we teach the enemy a lesson that will be heard by far and near and that future generations will learn.'

He added: 'Let everyone know that Yemen has a people and leadership that defend it by land, sea, and air, whatever the consequences.' He held the Iranian regime fully morally and legally responsible for any violation of Yemeni airspace, stressing that the continuation of what he described as Iranian interventions and support for the Houthis undermines Yemen's security and threatens the stability of the region.

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