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Houthi media released images of the missile it says was fired towards Saudi Arabia  A missile fired from Yemen at the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, bears the hallmarks of a weapon provided by Iran, the US ambassador to the UN has said. Nikki Haley said Iran's actions threatened to drag the world 'deeper into a broadening regional conflict'. The missile was shot down by Saudi Arabia's military on Tuesday. There were no reports of any damage. Iran denies arming Houthi rebels in Yemen who are fighting Yemen's government and a Saudi-led coalition. The Houthis' Al Masirah TV reported that a Burkan H2 ballistic missile had been targeted at a royal palace in Riyadh. Addressing the UN Security Council in New York, Mrs Haley said the missile 'bears all the hallmarks of previous attacks using Iranian-provided weapons'. 'We must all act co-operatively to expose the crimes of the Tehran regime and do whatever is needed to make sure they get the me...

Houthi Shiite fighters guard a street leading to the residence of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen New York, The Sunday Morning Herald, Dec. 10, 2017  -  United Nations  officials have found that missiles fired at Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels appear to have a 'common origin,' but they are still investigating U.S. and Saudi claims that Iran supplied them, according to a confidential report. The officials travelled to Saudi Arabia to examine the debris of missiles fired on July 22 and November 4, wrote UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the fourth biannual report on the implementation of UN sanctions and restrictions on Iran. They found 'that the missiles had similar structural and manufacturing features which suggest a common origin,' said Guterres in the Friday report to the UN Security Council, seen by Reuters on Saturday. The report comes amid calls by the United States for Iran to be held accountable for v...