Iran Condemns Saudi Arabia's Continued Massacre of Yemeni People

Rasa - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi renewed Iran's condemnation of the Saudi-led troops' attacks on the innocent people in Yemen.

News ID: 428519

Date: 29 March 2017 - 21:49

RNA - "We condemn the tragic massacre of thousands of Yemeni women and children by the Saudi-led troops," Qassemi said.

He said that the real danger in region is Takfiri terrorism and their regional and international supporters who have registered the most horrendous crimes in the region under the guise of fighting terrorism.

“The regional terrorism is rooted in extremist thoughts in Saudi Arabia which has today become the evil cause for the people of the region and the world,” Qassemi added.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman also underlined Iran’s all-out efforts for convergence and collective move in line with restoration of stability in the region.

“We have also said before that the interference of trans-regional countries throughout the history has not had any achievement other than instability, division and spread of terrorism and violence and it has never had any result which benefitted people," he added.

In a relevant development on Sunday, the Iranian foreign ministry in a statement called for an immediate end to Saudi Arabia's military invasion of Yemen.

"War and bloodshed must immediately end in the impoverished country of Yemen," the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement.

"The power vacuum created as a result of war and military conflict in Yemen has prepared a suitable ground for the spread of the dangerous phenomenon of terrorism and the increase in the activities of terrorist groups in different parts of the country,” the foreign ministry added.

It went on to say that as confirmed by the international figures and organizations, two years of a fruitless and destructive war against Yemen have claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, including women and children, and left more than 18 million people in need of humanitarian aid and some eight million Yemenis on the brink of malnutrition, starvation and famine.

"The deliberate destruction of infrastructure in the impoverished country of Yemen and the constant bombardment of its medical and educational centers are among other outcomes of this brutal war," the foreign ministry added.

It also said that undoubtedly, continuation of this situation will not only fail to benefit any country in the region, but also create regional instability and insecurity.

The statement reiterated the importance of implementing a proposed peace plan put forward by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in 2015 to help end the ongoing conflict gripping Yemen.

The Iranian foreign ministry called on the international community to step up its efforts and measures to relieve the suffering of the Yemeni people, particularly children and women.

During his visit to the Spanish capital, Madrid, in April 2015, Zarif proposed a four-point plan, emphasizing the Yemeni nation’s right to decide its own future free from foreign interference.

The proposal included enforcing a ceasefire and halting conflict and bloodshed, sending humanitarian aid to people affected by violence, launching intra-Yemeni dialog, and establishing a broad-based government through participation of all Yemeni factions.

On March 26, 2015, Saudi Arabia began launching airstrikes on different areas across Yemen, its southern neighbor, in an attempt to reinstall the former Yemeni government, which was a close ally of Riyadh.

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