The internationally recognized government of Yemen vowed to file a complaint to the United Nations Security Council after the Iran-backed Houthi militias appointed a Yemeni ambassador to Tehran.

Government spokesman Rajeh Badi told Asharq Al-Awsat that the appointment was a “flagrant” violation of international laws and norms and Security Council resolutions on Yemen.

He demanded that the council and UN assume their responsibilities over this issue.

According to Badi, the Houthis have taken their covert ties with Iran out into the open with such a move, confirming that the militias are one of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ arms in the region.

The Houthis on Sunday announced that a “presidential decree was issued appointing Ibrahim Mohammed Mohammed al-Dailami as an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary for the republic of Yemen” to Iran.

 Dailami is director of the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV.