TEHRAN (Sputnik) – Iran has coordinated aid delivery to the conflict-torn Yemen directly with the United Nations, Director General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Political and International Affairs Department Hamid Baidinejad told Sputnik Tuesday.
"The coordination was made with the UN-related agencies delivering humanitarian aid, on provision that the ship [with aid] will moor in Yemen, not in Djibouti. It is now moving toward Yemen, and accompanied by warships of Iran," Baidinejad told Sputnik.
The Saudi-led coalition has insisted it would deny entry to the Iranian ship without prior permission from the coalition forces. The coalition has accused Iran of aiding Shiite Houthi rebels which have captured vast parts of Yemen.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition resumed airstrikes on Yemen after the five-day humanitarian pause, in which international agencies could assist local residents and evacuate the injured.
The United Nations estimates some 650 civilians have been killed and nearly 1,500 injured since the coalition's air campaign began on March 26.
