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Who is this person on R4Today talking about Yemen & claiming that Iran is supplying weapons to the Hutus?
Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK permanent representative to the UN in New York. I presume she knows the difference between Hutus & Houthis, so probably she just pronounced it funny.
Did sound a lot as though she was saying “Hutus” though tbf
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