Houthi militants march menacingly in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Friday, denouncing the offensive by government forces and their Arab Coalition allies.

Yemen’s government said on Saturday that peace talks due to be held on Jan. 14 would most probably be postponed beyond that date.

Spokesman Rajeh Badi said the announcement by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh that he would not take part in the talks and the lack of Houthi commitment to carrying out their promises of releasing prisoners were among the reasons behind the push for postponement.

Saleh had joined forces with the Iran-allied Houthis in fighting the Saudi-led alliance trying to shore up the legitimate government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.

Al-Ekhbaria channel reported that as many as 35 Houthi infiltrators were killed the Rabuah border area Friday. It said Houthis were seen removing 35 of their comrades’ bodies from the area.

Al-Ekhbaria said there were heavy clashes between the Yemeni Popular Resistance forces and Houthis near Taiz Province.

Arab coalition aircraft targeted militias in the region, causing heavy losses among terrorists.

The Yemen foreign ministry earlier denied a report that the Iranian Embassy in Sanaa was targeted by coalition forces.

The ministry showed photos to prove that the buildings did not suffer any damage.

Some international media had accused Saudi Arabia of targeting the embassy in an apparent attempt to divert world attention from atrocities committed by Iranian-backed forces in the region.

The ministry warned the militias against using diplomatic missions for military purposes.

Yemen cut off its relations with Iran last October, the ministry source pointed out.

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