Iran warns Saudis could "spark a fire" over alleged aid ship

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Source: CBS/AP

A senior Iranian military official has warned the Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemeni rebels that blocking an Iranian aid ship bound for Yemen will "spark a fire," as a five-day humanitarian cease-fire appeared to hold early Wednesday after going into effect the day before.

"I bluntly declare that the self-restraint of Islamic Republic of Iran is not limitless," Gen. Masoud Jazayeri, the deputy chief of staff, told Iran's Arabic-language Al-Alam state TV late Tuesday.

"Both Saudi Arabia and its novice rulers, as well as the Americans and others, should be mindful that if they cause trouble for the Islamic Republic with regard to sending humanitarian aid to regional countries, it will spark a fire, the putting out of which would definitely be out of their hands."

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In Washington, U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren said the American military is monitoring the cargo ship and warned Iran against "planning some sort of stunt." He said the Iranian naval escort is unnecessary and that Iran should send the ship to Djibouti, where humanitarian efforts for Yemen are being coordinated.

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Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/yemen-iran-saudi-arabia-spark-a-fire-aid-ship/

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1. Yemen says Iranian regime to blame for any incident sparked by cargo ship

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-world/18285-yemen-says-iranian-regime-to-blame-for-any-incident-sparked-by-cargo-ship

Yemen says Iranian regime to blame for any incident sparked by cargo ship
Wednesday, 13 May 2015 23:16

Yemen warned on Wednesday that if Iran did not allow a cargo ship bound for the Arabian peninsula with a military escort to be searched then it "bears complete responsibility for any incident that arises from their attempt to enter Yemeni waters."

"The Yemeni government and the coalition forces do not object to aid shipments entering Yemen as long as they obtain the necessary permits from the legitimate government of Yemen and are searched prior to entry," Yemen's U.N. mission told the U.N. Security Council in a letter, seen by Reuters.

The Iranian regime said earlier on Wednesday it would not allow Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces to inspect the ship left Iran on Monday and is being escorted by Iranian warships.

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One U.S. official told Fox News the Iranian ship has media aboard. "Iran is begging for us to board the ship. This is all for show," he said.

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2. What Yemeni government?

This government has been deposed. They may rule in New York, but they got booted out of Yemen.