{"id":43573,"date":"2017-12-14T17:15:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/14\/us-ballistic-missiles-fired-on-saudi-arabia-were-provided-by-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:38:24","slug":"us-ballistic-missiles-fired-on-saudi-arabia-were-provided-by-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/14\/us-ballistic-missiles-fired-on-saudi-arabia-were-provided-by-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"US: Ballistic missiles fired on Saudi Arabia were provided by Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=77a1b078-04fd-41a1-bb9f-ecfe19a752eb\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-77a1b078-04fd-41a1-bb9f-ecfe19a752eb.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US: Ballistic missiles fired on Saudi Arabia were provided by Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. intelligence has determined that two ballistic missiles fired on Saudi Arabia this year were manufactured and provided to Yemen Houthi rebels by Iran, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haley, who stood in front of components from both missile launches, said the evidence behind her proved that Iran is in violation of a UN resolution that supported the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the agreement former President Barack Obama\u2019s administration signed with Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the JCPOA itself does not specify ballistic missiles, that resolution called for Iran to also halt its ballistic missile weapons program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran is defying the international community,\u201d Haley said. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haley said President Donald Trump and his administration would be working with the international community and Congress on how to increase enforcement of the ballistic missile terms in the UN resolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything doesn\u2019t have to be tied to the nuclear deal, but it does have to be tied to the security resolution,\u201d Haley said. \u201cWe have to do something about these violations. You will see us build a coalition to really push back against Iran.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Scud-class 37-foot-long missiles targeted King Khalid International Airport on Nov. 4 and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on July 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"js-paste-start-1513271284853\">\u201cJust imagine if this missile had been launched against Dulles Airport, or JFK,\u201d Haley said.<span class=\"js-paste-end-1513271284853\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-80719\" data-id=\"80719\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Haley2.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Haley2.jpg.jpg 945w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Haley2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Haley2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley unveiled previously classified information to prove Iran violated United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 by providing the Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms during a press conference at Joint Base Anacostia in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017. Haley said Thursday that a missile fired by Houthi militants at Saudi Arabia last month had been made in Iran. (Jim Watson\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-80721\" data-id=\"80721\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4415.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4415.JPG.jpg 837w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4415.JPG.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4415.JPG.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The components of the Scud-class 37-foot-long ballistic missiles that targeted King Khalid International Airport on Nov. 4 and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on July 22 were reassembled and assessed by U.S. intelligence. The Defense Intelligence Agency concluded that both were Iranian Qiam short-range ballistic missiles. Some of the wear on the missiles analyzed by U.S. intelligence, including evidence that the missiles have been welded back together, supported their assessment that at least the Nov. 4 missile had been cut in half to more easily transport into Yemen. (Tara Copp\/Military Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-80723\" data-id=\"80723\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4376.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4376.jpg.jpg 903w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4376.jpg.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4376.jpg.jpg?resize=768,534 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. intelligence identified markings that they said proved the ballistic missiles were manufactured in Iran. The Defense Intelligence Agency said that the logo branded into the missile actuators belongs to Iranian manufacturer Shahid Bagheri Industries. (Tara Copp\/Military Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-80724\" data-id=\"80724\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4377.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4377.JPG.jpg 837w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4377.JPG.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4377.JPG.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The logo branded into the actuator here belongs to Iranian manufacturer Shahid Bagheri Industries. Houthi rebels, who are in a civil war with Yemen\u2019s government and have been targeted for more than a year during a Saudi-led and U.S.-supported air campaign, claimed responsibility for the Nov. 4 ballistic missile launch. (Tara Copp\/Military Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-80727\" data-id=\"80727\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4401.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4401.JPG.jpg 837w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4401.JPG.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4401.JPG.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. intelligence also reassembled a captured drone that was manufactured by Iran. The combined evidence, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Dec. 14, showed \u201cunequivocally that these weapons were supplied by the Iranian regime.\u201d The Defense Intelligence Agency reassembled drones and recovered parts of remotely controlled explosive boats it said Iran used to strike the Saudi frigate HMS Al-Madinah in the Red Sea on Jan. 30. (Tara Copp\/Military Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a hangar on Joint Base Anacostia in Washington, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency had reassembled components from the two launches to establish that both were Qiam short-range ballistic missiles and in a briefing with reporters, identified the markings that they said proved the missile was manufactured in Iran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The combined evidence, Haley said, showed \u201cunequivocally that these weapons were supplied by the Iranian regime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A defense official who spoke on the condition of not being identified said that some of the wear they analyzed on the missiles, including evidence that the missiles have been welded back together, supported their assessment that at least the Nov. 4 missile had been cut in half to more easily transport into Yemen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another display in the hangar, the DIA pointed to the manufacturer logo on the missile actuator, which they said belongs to Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group, an Iranian manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Houthi rebels, who are in a civil war with Yemen\u2019s government and have been targeted for more than a year during a Saudi-led and U.S.-supported air campaign, claimed responsibility for the Nov. 4 ballistic missile launch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency also reassembled drones and recovered parts of remotely controlled explosive boats it said Iran used to strike the Saudi frigate HMS Al-Madinah in the Red Sea on Jan. 30. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSeveral countries will be sending delegations to view this material\u201d in the coming days, Haley said, as the U.S. works to build support to increase pressure on Iran. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intelligence assessments cite manufacturer markings and other evidence that the U.S. says means Iran is not complying with terms of a nuclear deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":80715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-video","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":8,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[100,8,12,25,68],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3293],"class_list":["post-43573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-flashpoints","category-news","category-newsletters","category-pentagon-congress","post_format-post-format-video"],"acf":{"subheadline":"U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. 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