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US Centcom Chief: Evidence Points to Iran Links to Attacks on Saudi Arabia

US Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie tours of an exhibit displaying missiles and drones produced by Iran and used in the Houthi attacks. (SPA)
US Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie tours of an exhibit displaying missiles and drones produced by Iran and used in the Houthi attacks. (SPA)
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US Centcom Chief: Evidence Points to Iran Links to Attacks on Saudi Arabia

US Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie tours of an exhibit displaying missiles and drones produced by Iran and used in the Houthi attacks. (SPA)
US Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie tours of an exhibit displaying missiles and drones produced by Iran and used in the Houthi attacks. (SPA)

US Central Command chief Kenneth McKenzie stated on Thursday that evidence points to Iran’s connection to attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.

The US general was talking to reporters in Riyadh at a joint news conference with General Prince Fahd bin Turki, commander of the Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.

Asked by Asharq Al-Awsat about the growing Iranian threat in the region, he replied that Washington was not seeking war with Tehran.

The US is seeking to change Iran’s behavior and deter its destabilizing actions in the region, he added.

The attacks by Iran’s proxies on Saudi Arabia are a problem that must be addressed, McKenzie stressed.

This is an international responsibility, not just an American one, he remarked. The US will ensure that it will be part of the solution.

“We are currently talking with the international community about the right to freedom of navigation in the Middle East that will include passage to the Strait of Hormuz and passage to the Bab al Mandeb,” Mckenzie said.

Saudi officials took McKenzie on a tour of an exhibit displaying missiles and drones produced by Iran and used in the Houthi attacks.

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OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

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OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the UN General Assembly approval of a resolution requesting "an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organizations and third States,” expressing appreciation for the efforts of the Kingdom of Norway and all the countries that co-sponsored and supported the draft resolution, SPA reported.
The OIC emphasized that all plans and measures implemented by the Israeli occupation, including legislation affecting the presence, operations, and immunities of the United Nations and its bodies, such as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), as well as other international organizations and third states in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, constitute a violation of the UN Charter and its relevant resolutions.
“These actions deprive the Palestinian people of essential assistance and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis they are experiencing," said the OIC.
The organization further welcomed the UN General Assembly's adoption of a resolution affirming the “permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.”
The OIC called on all states, international organizations, and UN agencies to work toward ending the Israeli occupation and enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their legitimate rights, including the right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state based on the June 4, 1967, borders with Jerusalem as its capital.