Iran denied US accusations of its involvement in attacks launched by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea, and said that the group was acting on its own.

The Houthis from Yemen launched more than 100 attacks using drones and missiles, targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea.

On Friday, the White House publicly released US intelligence that Iran had provided drones, missiles, and tactical intelligence to the Houthis.

But Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri told Mehr News Agency, “The resistance (referring to the Houthis) has its own tools. It acts according to its decisions and capabilities.”

He added: "The fact that certain international powers, such as the Americans and the Israelis, are suffering from Houthi strikes, should not call into question the Houthi's power in the region."

Iranian ship “helps Houthi”

Baqeri's statements come after Western and regional security officials said that Iranian authorities are continuously providing intelligence and weapons, including drones and missiles, to the Houthis, which the Yemeni group uses to target ships in the Red Sea.

This came in a new report by the Wall Street Journal, which revealed that tracking information collected by a surveillance ship in the Red Sea belonging to Iranian military forces was handed over to the Houthis, who used it to attack commercial ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in recent days.

Earlier this week, the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) revealed plans to form a multinational naval force to protect commercial ships in the Red Sea.

At the same time, many of the world's largest shipping lines, oil producers and other traders began diverting ships from the region, sending oil prices and the cost of insurance higher.