For his part, official spokesman of the coalition forces Colonel Turki bin Saleh al-Maliki noted yesterday's missile on Riyadh as a serious escalation of the Iranian armed militia group and proves beyond any doubt the continued smuggling of weapons through the relief outlets and exploitation of these outlets and weaknesses in entering ballistic missiles, indicating that all these violations are contrary to international humanitarian law. Colonel al-Maliki said the coalition welcomed the positive positions, especially what was announced last week after the evidence was announced on the use of Iranian-manufactured missiles and smuggling them to the Houthi group and launch them on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He said that the international community has become increasingly aware of the seriousness of these blatant interference from the Iranian regime and its control of many terrorist groups in different parts of the world. We welcome the condemnation of many fraternal and friendly countries, led by the United States of America and the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany. Colonel al-Maliki said more than 85% of the Yemeni land is now under the control of the legitimate government. --More 00:46 LOCAL TIME 21:46 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w569912