Tehran denies capture of 2 Iranian officers in Yemen

Local militiamen in the southern Yemeni city of Aden said they captured two Iranian military officers advising Houthi rebels, during fighting on Friday evening, Reuters reports.

"If confirmed, the presence of two Iranian officers, whom the local militiamen said were from an elite unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, would deepen tensions between Tehran and Riyadh, who are vying for influence in the Middle East," the news reads.

Tehran has denied the veracity of the information.