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The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it had helped get Iran’s sick ambassador out of the country before he died, rejecting an Iranian accusation that the envoy’s evacuation had been delayed. Iran said on Tuesday Hassan Eyrlo, Iran’s ambassador to Houthi-run north Yemen, had died of Covid-19 after his evacuation from Yemen, suggesting Saudi Arabia delayed his departure from the capital, Sanaa. The coalition, which has been fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement since early 2015, said in a statement it had facilitated Eyrlo’s repatriation and had arranged for an Iraqi m…