Tehran, March 18 -- Iran has rejected and condemned "reckless and provocative" remarks by U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, over Tehran's alleged role in attacks by Yemen's Houthis, Iran's envoy to the United Nations said in a letter cited by state media on Tuesday.
Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's permanent representative to the UN, addressed the letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Security Council President Christina Markus Lassen, denouncing recent statements by senior U.S. officials as "hostile" and expressing deep concern.
Trump on Monday warned that Iran would be held responsible for "every shot fired by the Houthis" and threatened "dire consequences" should further attacks occur.
Iravani dismissed the com...