Ukuhlaselwa kwamaphekula izolo e-Abha International Airport eSaudi Arabia kubonwa njengokukhuphuka okwengeza manje ekukhuleni okuphawulekayo emisebenzini yasentshonalanga ngokumelene ne-Iran ngemuva kokuhlaselwa kwanamuhla eMarshall Island nasePanama eGulf of Oman. I-eTN ibike mayelana Impi noma Ubuphekula eGulf of Oman ehoreni eledlule.
Umcibisholo odutshulwe amavukelambuso ase-Iran aseHouthi ushaye ihholo lokufika kwalimala abantu abangama-26. I-Abha yisikhumulo sezindiza enhlokodolobha yesifundazwe i-Asir eSaudi Arabia. Isikhumulo sezindiza sinezinsizakalo ezikhumulweni zezindiza eziningana zasekhaya ngaphakathi koMbuso, noma ngabe lesi yisikhumulo sezindiza samazwe omhlaba.
Phakathi kwabanye ohulumeni, iFrance yasigxeka lesi sehlakalo UHulumeni waseMaldives ukhiphe isitatimende ukugxeka kakhulu ukuhlaselwa kwemicibisholo esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Abha e-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kubhekiswe kubantu abangenacala. Izenzo ezinjalo ezidabukisayo zobuphekula zinomthelela omubi emizameni yamaqembu athintekayo kanye nomphakathi wamazwe omhlaba ukuthola izixazululo ezinokuthula zezingxabano esifundeni.
UHulumeni waseMaldives uqinisekisa ubumbano lwawo nabantu abangabazalwane kanye noHulumeni Wombuso waseSaudi Arabia futhi uyakugcizelela ukuzibophezela kwakhe okuqinile ekulweni nobuphekula ngazo zonke izindlela nokubonakaliswa kwalo.
ISaudi Arabia isolile Iran wokuhlelela ukuhlaselwa kwemicibisholo yesikebhe ebusuku Houthi Ukuvukela abalwa esikhumulweni sezindiza.
I-Iranian Press TV ibike ukuthi: Okhulumela Amasosha Ase-Yemeni uthi amasistimu ezempi ase-US akhiwe e-Abha International Airport eSaudi Arabia esifundazweni esiseningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Asir abakwazanga ukuvalela umcibisholo owawudonswe ngamasosha namabutho asohlanganyele Amakomidi esikhungweni esinamasu.
Ekhuluma ngesikhathi kunesithangami nabezindaba enhlokodolobha iSana'a ngoLwesithathu, uBrigadier General Yahya Saree uthe i-projectile enamaphiko ishaye kahle kakhulu lapho ibibhekiswe khona. Ubalule ukuthi umcibisholo ushaye umbhoshongo wokubuka esikhumulweni sezindiza, ongamakhilomitha angama-200 enyakatho nomngcele neYemen futhi osebenzela imizila yasekhaya neyesifunda, okudala ukuphazamiseka okukhulu ekuhambeni kwezindiza.