Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir, is trying to warn Washington about Iranian influence in Yemen. Meeting with a group of reporters he described how Iran provides military, financial, and strategic support to Houthi jihadists. "If that's not support for the Houthis, I don't know what is," he stated.

Iran publicly denies giving the Houthis weapons but America and other countries do not believe the statements.