Iran says strikes on Yemen contradict intention of avoiding wider conflict in Middle East

Iran has criticised US and UK strikes on Yemen, saying that it "contradicts" their statements on avoiding a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, said in a statement that the attacks were "in clear contradiction with the repeated claims of Washington and London that they do not want the expansion of war and conflict in the region".

He added that the US and UK were "fuelling chaos, disorder, insecurity and instability" by supporting Israel's war on Gaza.