Saudi Arabia has reportedly killed 30 Houthi fighters in air strikes on the Yemeni border, and believes the Houthi's main spokesman is among them.<br /><br />At the same, the man heading the Yemen offensive against the Houthis has hit back at Iranian claims that the operation is one persecuting the country's Shia minority.<br /><br />Yahya Salih, the Yemeni security chief, spoke exclusively to Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra in Sanaa.