Iran Slams Saudi Aggression on Yemen, Warns of Serious Repercussions
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Iran has strongly condemned the recent Saudi-led aggression on Yemen, calling for an immediate end to the military strikes against the country.
"We demand an immediate stop to the Saudi military operations in Yemen," Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday.
Zarif said the military operations constitute a violation of Yemen's sovereignty and will only lead to bloodshed.
"We will spare no effort to contain the crisis in Yemen," Zarif said.
He said the act of aggression will benefit no country, adding that the military campaign will further escalate the tensions in the region.
Similarly, Iranian foreign minister also urged the regional and western countries to avoid playing into the hands of terrorists such as al-Qaeda and "ISIL" in Yemen.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Marzieh Afkham described the aggression as a dangerous move which is in violation of international responsibilities for respecting the sovereignty of countries.She said launching military strikes against Yemen would complicate the crisis in the country and kill opportunities for peaceful resolution of the crisis in the Arab country.
Afkham also said the Saudi-led invasion of Yemen would lead to spread of terrorism and extremism in the region.
For his part, the Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said in a statement that "Saudi Arabia will get the finger burnt in Yemen."
"The fact that Saudi Arabia has fanned the flames of a new war in the region shows its carelessness," he said, in comments carried by the Fars news agency.
"The smoke of this fire will go into the eyes of Saudi Arabia as war is never limited to one place only. We hope this military operation will be halted immediately and the Yemen problem solved through political means."
The high-rank Iranian official stressed that the Saudi war on Yemen will have serious results on the region, amid the recent critical situations and developments witnessed by the Muslim World.Moreover, Boroujerdi underlined that the US administration is trying to create another crisis in the Muslim world, following the crises it orchestrated in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
"America, which leads the fire mongering in the region, has supported this act and no doubt Saudi Arabia and some countries in the Arab cooperation council would not get involved without America's permission," he said.
"Having imposed long years of crisis in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, America has in practice started another crisis and massacre on the Islamic world and this act is strongly condemned," he added.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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