Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani also labeled an American-led coalition currently stationed to protect commercial interests in the area 'a new means for plundering the region.'
The U.S. has military defense agreements with several Arab nations in the region to maintain tens of thousands of troops in order to protect energy exports. One-fifth of oil traded across the world passes through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
"I don't know why anybody listens to the Iranian Foreign Minister. He has nothing to do with Iranian foreign policy and he has lied for decades ... It's beneath the dignity of anyone in the world to listen to someone who repeatedly makes the claim the Houthis launched this attack."
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