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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Iranian support for Houthi rebels has made the humanitarian situation in Yemen worse. Yuri Gripas / Reuters
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Iranian support for Houthi rebels has made the humanitarian situation in Yemen worse. Yuri Gripas / Reuters
Pompeo: Iran's supreme leader bears blame for suffering in Yemen
US secretary of state says Iranian support for Houthi rebels has endangered security in the Gulf
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The National
29 June, 2018