article_snippet.sent: An arms embargo was imposed on the Iranian-backed Houthi forces by the UN Security Council earlier this month. 
article_snippet.sent: The US fleet's deployment comes after a the UN Security Council resolution last week imposed an arms embargo on Houthi leaders .
article_snippet.sent: Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of arming the Houthis, a claim both Tehran and the Huthi rebels deny even though the Islamic Republic has provided political and humanitarian support to the Shiite group.
article_snippet.sent: Saudi Arabia Iran has long accused Saudi Arabia of supporting Sunni militants, including the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.
article_snippet.sent: In remarks Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani airstrikes in Yemen were prompted by the Sunni kingdom's failures elsewhere, causing what Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called a 'mental imbalance.'
article_snippet.sent: Speaking to reporters before heading to Indonesia, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani mocked Saudi Arabia by calling Saudi Arabia a country with dashed dreams in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, adding: 'the Sunni kingdom's failures elsewhere have accumulated and caused mental and emotional imbalance for Yemen.
article_snippet.sent: Operation: Saudi Arabia (soldier pictured) has accused Iran of arming the Houthis, a claim both Tehran and the Houthi rebels deny .
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile Iran's president said the airstrikes in Yemen (pictured) were prompted by Saudi Arabia (soldier pictured) failures elsewhere, causing what Iran's president  called a 'mental imbalance.'