TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday denied any possible role in the recent rocket attacks on U.S. warships in the Red Sea near Yemen waters, official IRNA news agency reported.
The spokesman Bahram Qasemi was responding to allegations by a U.S. army official who said Iran may have played a role in recent missile attacks against U.S. warships in the Red Sea.
On Wednesday, Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, said that Iran may be behind recent missile attacks by Shiite Yemeni Houthi militants on U.S. Navy ships.
"I do think that Iran is playing a role in some of this," said Votel. "They have a relationship with the Houthis, so I do suspect there is a role in that."
Qasemi described Votel's remarks as an "unreal, suspicious and baseless piece of fiction that manifests their confusion."
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