Houthis Report Deadly Taiz Market Strike as Yemen’s Government Says Iranian Experts Killed

Seven people were killed and 40 wounded in what Houthi-affiliated media described as a Saudi airstrike on a market in central Taiz, Yemen.

The reported strike came amid escalating fighting between the Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, and forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government.

The casualty figures and attribution of the attack to Saudi Arabia were based on the Houthi account. The information provided did not include independent confirmation or a Saudi response.

Separately, the internationally recognized government announced that Iranian experts had been killed. No details were provided about their number, identities or the circumstances of their deaths.

It was not clear whether the government’s announcement was connected to the reported market strike in Taiz.