Iran bans hard-line paper for two days over threat to Dubai

The ban on newspaper Kayhan came after it claimed Dubai was the 'next target' for the Houthi rebels

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 4, 2014:    General view of Dubai's skyline, seen from an RTA boat taxi on route to the Sony's Xperia Aquatech Store, underwater at The Island part of theWorld Islands in Dubai on December 4, 2014. Christopher Pike / The National

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A semi-official Iranian news agency says authorities have ordered a two-day ban on hard-line newspaper Kayhan after it ran a headline saying Dubai was the "next target" for Yemen's Houthi rebels.

ISNA reported on Wednesday that Kayhan has been ordered not to publish on Saturday and Sunday, after it ignored a previous notice from the Tehran prosecutor.

Kayhan ran the headline after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile that was intercepted near the Saudi capital. Iran supports the Houthis but has denied Saudi and US allegations that it has given them missiles and other weapons.

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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been battling the Houthis since March 2015.

Iran has a long history of shutting down local media over security charges.