Yemeni military targets Sanaa airport runway to stop Iranian plane landing, defence ministry says
Yemen's defense ministry announced an attack on Sanaa International Airport runway to prevent an Iranian plane from landing amid ongoing power struggle between Iran-backed Houthi forces controlling Sanaa and the Saudi-backed recognized government in Aden. The move escalates tensions in Yemen's ongoing conflict.
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