The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in Souda Bay, Greece. The American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack on Dec 3, 2023, in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. (PHOTO / US NAVY VIA AP)

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected US accusations that Iran "has been behind a series of attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis" on several vessels in the Red Sea.

Kanaani added Iran viewed the presence of CENTCOM forces in the region "has always disrupted peace and calm," stressing that the CENTCOM's claims had been made without any proof and were "worthless"

He made the remarks in an address to a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital Tehran, while reacting to the claims made in a statement by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday, in which it said Iran had "fully enabled four attacks launched by the Houthis on three commercial vessels in international waters in the southern Red Sea" on the same day.

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The US allegation came as the Houthi group claimed drone and missile attacks on two Israeli-linked vessels, Unity Explorer and Number 9, in the area, saying the attacks were "in response to the Yemeni people's demand and Muslim states' calls to stand with the Palestinian people."

Kanaani added Iran viewed the presence of CENTCOM forces in the region "has always disrupted peace and calm," stressing that the CENTCOM's claims had been made without any proof and were "worthless."

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Kanaani emphasized that the decisions by the resistance group in the region were reacting to US support for Israel, noting that "the continuation of crimes in Palestine will not go unanswered."