The statement comes after Trump on Saturday ordered air and naval strikes against the Houthis in Yemen in retaliation for the Houthis’ attacks in the Red Sea, marking the most significant military action of his second term and killing at least 53 people and injuring 98 others, ABC reported, citing the Ministry of Health in Sana’a, Yemen.

C AIRO — Iran on Sunday once again denied aiding Yemen's Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them and President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would be held “fully accountable” for their actions.

U.S. President Donald Trump has explicitly linked the actions of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to the group’s main benefactor, Iran.