Iranian Official Dismisses Riyadh Claim over Tehran’s Arms Shipment to Yemen

Local Editor

Majlis Speaker Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday that Saudi regime's claim about transfer of arms from Iran to Yemen is completely unfounded.

"Saudi Arabia has contributed to the uncontrolled growth of terrorism in the region by attacking the impoverished Yemen. Therefore, international waters are being threatened by terrorist groups in southern Yemen," Amir-Abdollahian noted.

He said that the existing developments in the region have made it clear that wrong military and security approaches are no help to solve complicated regional problems.

Referring to the ongoing situation in Bahrain, the he stressed that like Syria and Yemen, the ongoing crisis in Bahrain would "only be settled through diplomatic solutions."

As for the current situation in Western Asia, Amir-Abdollahian said the Astana [Peace] talks are a leap forward, but there are still concerns over failure of ceasefire and Astana Peace Talks because terrorists are opposed to peace.

Iran, Russia and Turkey have so far held four rounds of peace talks in the Kazakhstan's capital of Astana to review ways to bring peace to the war-torn Arab country.

Source: IRNA, Edited by website team