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Saudi Arabia Making Strategic Mistake Using Force to Solve Yemeni Crisis

© REUTERS / Khaled AbdullahPeople gather at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa September 21, 2015
People gather at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa September 21, 2015 - Sputnik International
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According to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Saudi Arabia’s aggression in Yemen has a negative impacts for the region’s security.

OSCOW (Sputnik) – The policy of using force in solving the Yemen crisis has proven useless and the situation continues to destabilize the Middle East, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tuesday at a press conference at Rossiya Segodnya news agency.

“Saudi Arabia’s aggression in Yemen has become a strategic mistake. These incorrect actions will of course have negative impacts for the region’s security, as well as for the security of Saudi Arabia and Yemen,” Amir-Abdollahian said.

Saudi Arabian airstrikes in Yemen have increased extremism, which will lead to an increase in the number of refugees fleeing the war-torn country for Europe, according to the Iranian diplomat.

Yemen is engulfed in a military conflict between Houthis, the country’s main opposition faction, and government troops backed by several Gulf Arab states.

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"Saudi Arabia’s brute-force approach has triggered a surge in extremist activities in Yemen <…> We must raise global awareness of the Yemeni issue. If we don’t resolve it in time, the rise in terrorism and the stream of refugees coming to Europe will intensify," Amir-Abdollahian stressed.

He stressed there was a clear consensus between Russia and Tehran on ending violence in the Middle East.

The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday that Moscow and Tehran recognize that a political settlement of the crises in Syria and Yemen is the only alternative to the civil wars that have so far killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions, according to UN statistics.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran continues to help the Yemenis.

“Tehran is doing everything to help the Yemeni people,” Amir-Abdollahian said, adding that Iran continues to deliver humanitarian aid to Yemen and supports dialogue between the two opposing sides in the conflict.

“We believe that it’s extremely necessary to lift the blockade in Yemen,” Amir-Abdollahian said during a press conference in Moscow.

The Iranian diplomat said Tehran supports the political consultations that are being held between the opposing parties with Oman as a mediator.

Tehran will call for an end to bloodshed in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain at the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York later this month, according to Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

The UN 70th General Assembly runs from September 15 until October 2. Several world leaders, including the Russian and Chinese presidents, are expected to speak at the event toward the end of the month.

"At the UN General Assembly, Iran is going to raise the issue of fighting terrorism and extremism, as well as draw attention to the urgent need to stop wars in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain," the diplomat said.

Amir-Abdollahian also noted that Tehran has no forces in Syria, Iraq or Yemen.

“There are no military advisers from Iran in Yemen," Amir-Abdollahian said. "We have not and are not supplying any weapons to this country."

The deputy minister noted that Tehran has sent military advisers to Syria and Iraq at the request of their governments, in order to help battle terrorism.

 

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