Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated that there is no such thing as an 'air blockade' in Yemen, calling the principle of imposing a blockade on a nation unjust. He also said an Iranian plane had carried a Yemeni delegation participating in a memorial ceremony for the late president, as well as a group of Yemeni wounded treated in Iran. The statement was reported by security analyst Yair Goldblatt on X.
The Zioneer reported on July 6 that an Iranian Mahan Air flight landed in Sanaa carrying 200 wounded and a Houthi delegation, breaking the Saudi-led air blockade. Today, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei explicitly denied the existence of such a blockade, claiming that the plane carried a Yemeni delegation to a memorial ceremony and wounded Yemenis treated in Iran. Baqaei's statement, reported by security analyst Yair Goldblatt on X, appears to respond to prior reports of the flight and the ongoing Saudi blockade. The Saudi-led coalition has imposed an air blockade on Houthi-controlled areas since the conflict began, and Iran has repeatedly attempted to send flights. The status of the blockade remains unclear; The Zioneer previously reported on July 4 that Yemeni sources published footage from Sanaa airport after the reported lifting of the siege, but that has not been independently verified. Baqaei's comments are the latest in a series of Iranian statements on the matter and come amid continued regional tensions.
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